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 405 — Sewage 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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