EPA v. HOBOKEN, CITY OF ET.AL.

Case summary

REGION II RECOMMENDS THAT AN AMENDED COMPLAINT BE FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 309 OF THE CWA IN THE EXISTING ACTION AGAINST THE CITY OF HOBOKEN FOR FURTHER VIOLATIONS OF THE NPDES PERMIT ISSUED FOR ITS SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITY. THE FACILITY IS ONE OF SEVERAL NON-COMPLYING POTW'S IN HUDSON COUNTY, N.J. WHICH REGION II INTENDS TO ADDRESS JUDI- CIALLY. REFERRALS WERE RECENTLY MADE ON FACILITIES IN JERSEY CITY (CASE #02-85-0031), BAYONNE (#02-85-0054), WEST N.Y. (#02-85-0069) & NORTH BERGEN (#02-85-0035). THE ULTIMATE RELIEF SOUGHT FOR HOBOKEN IS CLOSELY TIED TO THAT FOR WEST N.Y. AND NORTH BERGEN. VIOLATIONS OF THE NPDES PERMIT (#NJ0026085) ISSUED TO THE CITY FOR ITS SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT INCLUDE VIOLATIONS OF EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND FAILURE TO ATTAIN SECONDARY TREAT- MENT THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF APPROVED SECTIONS 201 & 208 PLANS. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF REQUIRING SHORT-TERM OPERATION & MAIN- TENANCE & LONGER-TERM COMPLIANCE W/ SECONDARY TREATMENT RE- QUIREMENTS; STIPULATED PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY; CIVIL PENALTY SETTLEMENT FIGURE OF $194,000 FOR PAST VIOLA- TIONS; AND SEWER CONNECTION LIMITATION. 09/93: ACTION TO ENFORCE TERM OF CD AND COLLECT STIPULATED PENALTIES. 09/94: AS PER WALTER MUGDAN CONFIRMIMG FEDERAL ASSESED IS CORRECTED $1,152,000. $768,000 TO ISC AND $880,000 TO NJDEPE. * THE CASE AND CD SHOULD HAVE CLOSE PER DOCUMENTATION DATED OCT. 18, 1999. THE DATE USED TO CLOSE CASE IS THE CURRENT 4TH QUARTER OF 2001. BOTH CASE AND CD CLOSE ON SEPT. 30, 2001 (SEE CD NUMBER 02-1991-C006) *

Defendants (5)

• HUDSON COUNTY UTILITIES AUTHORITYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• NEW JERSEY, STATE OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• UNION CITY, CITY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• WEEHAWKEN, TOWNSHIP OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• HOBOKEN, CITY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• NORTH HUDSON SEWERAGE AUTH

  1600 ADAMS ST, HOBOKEN, NJ, 070305677

  Registry ID: 110000734536

Statutes cited

• CWA 309 — Violation of Existing AO
• CWA 402 — Clean Water Act
• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• HOBOKEN, ET ALentered 1990-12-10

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $1,152,000

Timeline (8 milestones)

• 1985-10-09Referred To Headquarters
• 1985-11-12Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1986-03-20Complaint Filed With Court
• 1986-03-20Referred TO U.S. Attorney
• 1990-12-10Concluded
• 1990-12-10Final Order Lodged
• 1990-12-10Final Order Entered
• 2001-09-30Enforcement Action Closed