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 405 — Sewage 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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