EPA v. KNOX COUNTY GOVERNMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES RECOVERY OF TN
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
8/4/2011 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $12,000. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. ORDER ALLEGES: BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED TO EPA BY RESPONDENTS, IT APPEARED THAT RESPONDENT FAILED THE OPERATIONAL STANDARDS FOR THE CLASS A PATHOGEN REDUCTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH 40 CFR SECTION 503.15(a) BY EXCEEDING THE PATHOGEN DENSITY REQUIREMENTS IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF CALENDAR YEAR 2008.
Defendants (2)
- KNOX COUNTY GOVERNMENTNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- NATURAL RESOURCES RECOVER OF TENNESSEE, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
KNOX COUNTY GREENWASTE FACILITY NRR
8707 JOE DANIELS ROAD, KNOXVILLE, TN, 37931
Registry ID: 110044257470
Statutes cited
- CWA 405 — Sewage Sludge Disposal
Enforcement conclusions (1)
KNOX COUNTY GOVERNMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES RECOVERY OF TNentered 2011-08-04
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $12,000
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2011-08-04Final Order Issued
- 2011-08-04Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2011-08-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2011-09-23Enforcement Action Closed
- 2011-09-23NPDES Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 2600043058
- Case number
- 04-2011-4503
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 04
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Sewage Sludge Disposal
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-2011-4503 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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