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02-2007-3324Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2007· Region 02

EPA v. Albany County Sewer District - North Plant

Final Order With Penalty

Case summary

The Albany County SD-North Plant failed to comply with the monthly average concentration limit of 100 ppm for the total hydrocarbons in the exit gas from the sewage sludge incinerator stack during the months of October 2005 (with the result of 107.6 ppm), April 2006 (with the recalculated result of 124.7 ppm) and May 2006 (with the result of 101.97 ppm).

Defendants (1)

  • Albany County Sewer District - North PlantNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

  • ALBANY COUNTY WATER PURIFICATION DISTRICT - NORTH WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT

    1 CANAL ROAD SOUTH, MENANDS, NY, 12204

    Registry ID: 110019445616

  • ALBANY COUNTY WATER PURIFICATION DISTRICT - NORTH WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT

    1 CANAL ROAD SOUTH, MENANDS, NY, 12204

    Registry ID: 110019445616

Statutes cited

  • CWA 405Sewage Sludge Disposal

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • Albany County Sewer District - North Plantentered 2007-03-08

    Primary law: CWA

    Federal penalty: $16,500

Timeline (5 milestones)

  • 2006-12-21Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2007-01-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2007-03-08Final Order Issued
  • 2007-03-08NPDES Closed
  • 2007-03-08Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
600024217
Case number
02-2007-3324
Lead agency
EPA
Branch
WGL
EPA region
02
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Sewage Sludge Disposal

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2007-3324 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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