EPA v. Somerset Raritan Valley Sewerage Authority
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
Requesting DOJ initiate a civil judicial action against wastewater treatment facilities designed to treat domestic sewage sludge by operating sewage sludge incineration (SSI) units. The action would address violations of Sections 111 and 129 of the Clean Air Act. Requesting inclusion in a civil judicial action to accomplish a nationally consistent scheme for ensuring settlement with affected facilities and ensure effective control of emissions of hazardous air pollutants.
Defendants (1)
- Somerset Raritan Valley Sewerage AuthorityNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
SOMERSET RARITAN VALLEY SEWER AUTH STP
40 POLHEMUS LANE, BRIDGEWATER, TOWNSHIP OF, NJ, 08807
Registry ID: 110063986968
Statutes cited
- CAA 129 — Solid Waste Fuel Combustion
- CAA 111 — New Source Performance Standards
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Somerset Raritan Valley Sewerage Authorityentered 2020-10-05
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $112,500 · State/local: $112,500
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 2016-09-29Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2016-10-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2020-06-02Complaint Filed With Court
- 2020-06-02Final Order Lodged
- 2020-10-05Final Order Entered
- 2024-04-16Enforcement Action Closed
- 2024-04-16Air Resolved
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600826306
- Case number
- 02-2016-0016
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 02
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Solid Waste Fuel Combustion
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2016-0016 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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