EPA v. JEA (JACKSONVILLE ELECTRIC AUTHORITY) BUCKMAN WWTP

Case summary

11/2/05 - COMPLAINT FILED, PROPOSING A PENALTY OF $157,500. VIOLATION: JEA FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 405 OF THE CWA AND THE REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER AT 40 CFR SECTION 503. RESPONDENT'S ANNUAL SLUDGE REPORT INDICATED THAT APPROX 22,191 DRY METRIC TONS (DMT) OF SEWAGE SLUDGE WAS GENERATED AT THE BUCKMAN BIOSOLIDS FACILITY. IN CORRESPONDENCE SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THE EPA INSPECTION REPORT, RESPONDENT INDICATED THAT 865 DMT OF SEWAGE SLUDGE WAS LAND APPLIED IN MAY 2004; 831 DMT OF SEWAGE SLUDGE WAS LAND APPLIED IN JUNE 2004; 941 DMT OF SEWAGE SLUDGE WAS LAND APPLIED IN JULY 2004; AND 411 DMT OF SEWAGE SLUDGE WAS LAND APPLIED IN AUGUST 2004. 40 CFR 503.13(a)(1) STATES THAT BULK SEWAGE SLUDGE ... SHALL NOT BE APPLIED TO THE LAND IF THE CONCENTRATION OF ANY POLLUTANT IN THE SEWAGE SLUDGE EXCEEDS THE CEILING CONCENTRATION FOR THE POLLUTANT IN TABLE 1 OF SECTION 503.13. THE CEILING CONCENTRATION FOR THE POLLUTANT MOLYBDENUM AS OUTLINED IN TABLE 1 OF 40 CFR 503.13 IS 75 MILLIGRAMS PER KILOGRAM ON A DRY WEIGHT BASIS. RESPONDENT'S ANNUAL SLUDGE REPORT INDICATED THAT FOR MAY 2004, THE MONTHLY AVERAGE CONCENTRATION FOR THE POLLUTANT MOLYBDENUM WAS 81 MILLIGRAMS PER KILOGRAM ON A DRY WEIGHT BASIS AND THE MAXIMUM CONCENTRATION WAS 85 MILLIGRAMS PER KILOGRAM ON A DRY WEIGHT BASIS. RESPONDENT'S ANNUAL SLUDGE REPORT INDICATED THAT FOR JUNE 2004, THE MONTHLY AVERAGE CONCENTRATION FOR THE POLLUTANT MOLYBDENUM WAS 80 MILLIGRAMS PER KILOGRAM ON A DRY WEIGHT BASIS AND THE MAXIMUM CONCENTRATION WAS 82 MILLIGRAMS PER KILOGRAM ON A DRY WEIGHT BASIS. RESPONDENT'S ANNUAL SLUDGE REPORT INDICATED THAT FOR JULY 2004, THE MONTHLY AVERAGE CONCENTRATION FOR THE POLLUTANT MOLYBDENUM WAS 78 MILLLIGRAMS PER KILOGRAM ON A DRY WEIGHT BASIS AND THE MAXIMUM CONCENTRATION WAS 81 MILLIGRAMS PER KILOGRAM ON A DRY WEIGHT BASIS. RESPONDENT'S ANNUAL SLUDGE REPORT INDICATED THAT FOR AUGUST 2004, THE MONTHLY AVERAGE CONCENTRATION FOR THE POLLUTANT MOLYBDENUM WAS 74 MILLIGRAMS PER KILOGRAM ON A DRY WEIGHT BASIS AND THE MAXIMUM CONCENTRATION WAS 89 MILLIGRAMS PER KILOGRAM ON A DRY WEIGHT BASIS. BASED ON INFO SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENT, DURING THE MONTHS OF MAY, JUNE, JULY, AND AUGUST, APPROX 2,637 DMT OF SEWAGE SLUDGE WHICH EXCEEDED THE CEILING CONCENTRATION FOR MOLYBDENUM WAS LAND APPLIED. THE LAND APPLICATION OF SEWAGE SLUDGE WHICH CONTAINES THE POLLUTANT MOLYBDENUM IN A CONCENTRATION EXCEEDING 75 MILLIGRAMS PER KILOGRAM ON A DRY WEIGHT BASIS IS A VIOLATION OF 40 CFR 503.13(a)(1) AND SECTION 405(e) OF THE CWA.

Defendants (1)

• JEA (JACKSONVILLE ELECTRIC AUTHORITY)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BUCKMAN WWTF

  2221 BUCKMAN ST, JACKSONVILLE, FL, 32206-3357

  Registry ID: 110022318446

Statutes cited

• CWA 405 — Sewage Sludge Disposal

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• JEA (JACKSONVILLE ELECTRIC AUTHORITY) BUCKMAN WWTPentered 2006-04-11

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $94,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2005-11-02Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2005-12-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2006-04-11Final Order Issued
• 2006-05-11Enforcement Action Closed