EPA v. Buffalo Sewer Authority Wastewater Treatment Plant
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
The Respondent failed to comply with the monthly average concentration limit of 100 parts per million (ppm) for total hydrocarbons in the exit gas from the sewage sludge incinerator stack during the months of December 2008 (with the result of 287.36 ppm), January 2009 (with the result of 140.35 ppm) and August 2009 (with the result of 113.85 ppm).
Defendants (1)
- Buffalo Sewer Authority WWTPNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
BIRD ISLAND WWTF
90 WEST FERRY STREET, BUFFALO, NY, 14213
Registry ID: 110001568704
Statutes cited
- CWA 405 — Sewage Sludge Disposal
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Buffalo Sewer Authority Wastewater Treatment Plantentered 2010-05-12
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2010-05-12Enforcement Action Closed
- 2010-05-12NPDES Closed
- 2010-05-12Final Order Issued
- 2010-05-13Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 1800098730
- Case number
- 02-2010-3037
- 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 02-2010-3037 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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