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02-2008-3035Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2008· Region 02

EPA v. Town of Poughkeepsie-Arlington WWTP

Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication

Case summary

The Town of Poughkeepsie-Arlington WWTP failed to comply with the site-specific average daily concentration limit of 33.7 mg/kg calculated by the Permittee for Cadmium (Cd) in the sewage sludge fed to the incinerator during the month of May 2007. The Laboratory result for the sludge cake sample number 97081 collected on May 1, 2007 and analyzed on May 10, 2007 gave the result of 97.7 mg/kg for Cadmium.

Defendants (1)

  • Town of Poughkeepsie-Arlington WWTP

Facilities (1)

  • ARLINGTON WWTP

    78 SAND DOCK ROAD, POUGHKEEPSIE, NY, 12601

    Registry ID: 110064189462

Statutes cited

  • CWA 405Sewage Sludge Disposal

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • Town of Poughkeepsie-Arlington WWTPentered 2008-08-15

    Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 2008-08-15Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2008-08-15Final Order Issued
  • 2008-08-15NPDES Closed
  • 2008-08-27Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
1400000341
Case number
02-2008-3035
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 02-2008-3035 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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