EPA enforcement actions against wastewater plants in Indiana
60 formal actions at 32 of 430 plants · $5.7M in penalties · 18 EPA inspections
EPA's enforcement records list 60 formal civil enforcement cases naming publicly owned wastewater treatment plants in Indiana, 4 of them since fiscal year 2020. The cases involve 32 of the state's 430 plants, with $5.7 million in penalties assessed. The most common ground is npdes permit violations (18 cases). EPA has inspected 12 plants in the state, 18 inspections in total. Every plant links to its profile, and every case to its report on EPA's ECHO site.
Recent enforcement actions in Indiana
| Plant | Date | Type | Law section | Outcome | Penalty | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muncie Water Pollution Control Facility Muncie | Jun 2026 · FY2024 | Administrative order | NPDES Permit Violations | Final Order No Penalty | — | ECHO 05-2024-0336 |
| Franklin Wwtp, City Of Franklin | Oct 2024 · FY2022 | Administrative order | NPDES Permit Violations | Final Order No Penalty | — | ECHO 05-2022-0307 |
| EPA's description: “AOC sets out measures to correct the alleged violations and bring the facility into compliance with the CWA and the facility's NPDES permit.” | ||||||
| Jeffersonville Municipal WWTP Jeffersonville | Oct 2024 · FY2005 | Judicial case | NPDES Permit Violations | Final Order Entered | $57,750 | ECHO 05-2005-0331 |
| EPA's description: “Amended CSO CD lodged 6/24/20” | ||||||
| Washington WWTP Washington | Mar 2023 · FY2023 | Administrative order | NPDES Permit Violations | Final Order Issued | — | ECHO 05-2023-0315 |
| EPA's description: “AOC sets out measures to correct the alleged violations and bring the facility into compliance with the CWA and the facilitys NPDES permit.” | ||||||
| Kendallville WWTP Kendallville | Jan 2023 · FY2023 | Administrative order | NPDES Permit Violations | Final Order Issued | — | ECHO 05-2023-0309 |
| EPA's description: “AOC to address SNC violations” | ||||||
| Evansville Westside WWTP Evansville | Jun 2022 · FY2005 | Judicial case | NPDES Permit Violations | Final Order Entered | $490,000 | ECHO 05-2005-0330 |
| EPA's description: “To remedy the capacity, operation and maintenance deficiencies of the Evansville East and West WWTPs, combined sewer system, and sanitary sewer system by calendar year 2032 or 2037 if the city…” | ||||||
| Elkhart Public Works And Utilities Elkhart | Apr 2022 · FY2003 | Judicial case | NPDES Permit Violations | Final Order Entered | $87,000 | ECHO 05-2003-0396 |
| City Of South Bend Wastewater Treatment Plant South Bend | Mar 2022 · FY2003 | Judicial case | NPDES Permit Violations | Final Order Entered | $88,200 | ECHO 05-2003-0397 |
| EPA's description: “South Bend has approximately 36 CSO points that discharge hundreds of millions of gallons of untreated sewage into the ST. Joseph River each year.Those discharges of untreated sewage violate the…” | ||||||
| Saniatry District Of Hammond Hammond | Nov 2021 · FY1992 | Judicial case | NPDES Discharge without a Permit | Superseded by Another Enforcement Action | — | ECHO 05-1992-0140 |
| New Albany WWTP New Albany | Jun 2021 · FY1996 | Judicial case | NPDES Discharge without a Permit | Final Order With Penalty | — | ECHO 05-1996-0438 |
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Largest penalties in Indiana
| # | Plant | Date | Type | Outcome | Penalty | Compliance actions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indianapolis Belmont WWTP Indianapolis | Jul 2013 · FY2000 | Judicial case | Final Order Entered | $1.1M | $1,860M | ECHO 05-2000-0583 |
| 2 | Gary Sanitary District Gary | Oct 1992 · FY1984 | Judicial case | Final Order With Penalty | $1M | — | ECHO 05-1984-0003 |
| 3 | Gary Sanitary District Gary | Oct 2014 · FY1997 | Judicial case | Final Order Entered | $795,000 | $11M | ECHO 05-1997-0826 |
| 4 | Water Pollution Control Plant Fort Wayne | May 2019 · FY2001 | Judicial case | Final Order Entered | $538,380 | $176M | ECHO 05-2001-0633 |
| 5 | Evansville Westside WWTP Evansville | Jun 2022 · FY2005 | Judicial case | Final Order Entered | $490,000 | $1,229M | ECHO 05-2005-0330 |
| 6 | Anderson WWTP Anderson | May 2010 · FY2000 | Judicial case | Final Order With Penalty | $250,000 | $181M | ECHO 05-2000-0630 |
| 7 | Saniatry District Of Hammond Hammond | May 2017 · FY2012 | Judicial case | Final Order With Penalty | $247,500 | $240M | ECHO 05-2012-0333 |
| 8 | New Albany WWTP New Albany | Sep 1996 · FY1989 | Judicial case | Final Order With Penalty | $175,000 | — | ECHO 05-1989-0128 |
| 9 | East Chicago Sanitary District East Chicago | May 1990 · FY1982 | Judicial case | Final Order With Penalty | $160,000 | — | ECHO 05-1982-0009 |
| 10 | Saniatry District Of Hammond Hammond | Mar 1993 · FY1987 | Judicial case | Final Order With Penalty | $107,500 | — | ECHO 05-1987-0472 |
Actions by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Formal actions | Penalties |
|---|---|---|
| FY2017 | 0 | — |
| FY2018 | 0 | — |
| FY2019 | 0 | — |
| FY2020 | 0 | — |
| FY2021 | 0 | — |
| FY2022 | 1 | — |
| FY2023 | 2 | — |
| FY2024 | 1 | — |
| FY2025 | 0 | — |
| FY2026 | 0 | — |
EPA fiscal years run from 1 October to 30 September. The current year is partial.
EPA enforcement in Indiana: questions
Sources and methodology
Flow, permit and violation figures come from the EPA's ICIS-NPDES discharge monitoring records. Population served comes from the Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 2022. Treatment structures are identified by Klarifi's review of aerial imagery, and capital improvement projects are extracted from published municipal budget documents. Violations are counted over the last three years of monitoring reports.
Data refreshed September 17, 2026.
Enforcement data: EPA ICIS-FE&C civil enforcement cases and ICIS compliance inspections, via ECHO. Penalties are the amounts assessed or agreed in each case as EPA records them. Latest case status in this data: Jun 2026.