EPA v. BLOUNTSTOWN, FL, CITY OF (WWTP)

Case summary

5/3/06 - CONSENT AND FINAL ORDER (CAFO) ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $3,000. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. RESPONDENT FAILED TO SUBMIT THE ANNUAL SLUDGE REPORTS TO EPA ON FEBRUARY 19, 2002, FEBRUARY 19, 2003, AND FEBRUARY 19, 2004. RESPONDENT FAILED TO MONITOR FOR THE PATHOGEN REDUCTION REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED AT 40 C.F.R. SECTION 503.32(b) FOR CALENDAR YEARS 2002, 2003, AND 2004. RESPONDENT DISPOSED APPROXIMATELY FORTY-ONE (41)METRIC TONS( DMT ) OF SEWAGE SLUDGE IN CALENDAR YEAR 2002 FROM THE BLOUNTSTOWN WWTP VIA LAND APPLICATION. RESPONDENT DISPOSED APPROXIMATELY SEVENTY-THREE (73) DMT OF SEWAGE SLUDGE IN CALENDAR YEAR 2003 FR0M THE BLOUNTSTOWN WWTP VIA LAND APPLICATION. RESPONDENT DISPOSED APPROXIMATELY SEVENTY-SEVEN (77) DMT OF SEWAGE SLUDGE IN CALENDAR YEAR 2004 FROM THE BLOUNTSTOWN WWPT VIA LAND APPLICATION. RESPONDEN'TS DISPOSAL OF SEWAGE SLUDGE WHICH DID NOT COMPLY WITH 40 C.F.R. PART 503 SUBPART B IS A VIOLATION OF 40 C.F.R. SECTIN 503.12(a)AND CWA SECTION 405(e).

Defendants (1)

• BLOUNTSTOWN, FL, CITY OF (WWTP)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BLOUNTSTOWN WWTP

  16140 SE JOHNSON ST, BLOUNTSTOWN, FL, 32424-2480

  Registry ID: 110044246964

Statutes cited

• CWA 405 — Sewage Sludge Disposal

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BLOUNTSTOWN, FL, CITY OF (WWTP)entered 2006-05-03

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $3,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2006-05-03Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2006-05-03Final Order Issued
• 2006-05-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2006-05-30Enforcement Action Closed