EPA v. Gloucester County Utilities Authority
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
This case involves the Defendant's violation of requirements under 40 CFR Part 62, Subpart LLL at its then-functional municipal sewage sludge incineration unit, which it operated as part of the Regional Waste Water Treatment Facility in West Deptford, New Jersey. Defendant has since permanently shut down the sewage sludge incineration unit. Under this consent decree, Defendant will pay a monetary civil penalty of $132,500, divided equally between the United States and New Jersey as co-plaintiffs. Defendant will also complete a state-only project to install 3 electric vehicle charging stations.
Defendants (1)
- Gloucester County Utilities AuthorityNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
GLOUCESTER CNTY UTIL AUTH STP
PARADISE RD, WEST DEPTFORD, TOWNSHIP OF, NJ, 08085
Registry ID: 110002052108
Statutes cited
- CAA 111 — New Source Performance Standards
- CAA 129 — Solid Waste Fuel Combustion
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Gloucester County Utilities Authorityentered 2019-08-20
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $66,250 · State/local: $66,250
Timeline (8 milestones)
- 2017-08-25Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2017-10-04Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2019-05-22Final Order Lodged
- 2019-05-22Complaint Filed With Court
- 2019-08-20Final Order Entered
- 2019-08-20Concluded
- 2025-06-24Air Resolved
- 2025-06-24Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3601200059
- Case number
- 02-2017-0009
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 02
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- New Source Performance Standards
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2017-0009 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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