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04-2011-4504Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2011· Region 04

EPA v. NEWPORT UTILITIES

Final Order With Penalty

Case summary

5/12/11 - CONSENT AGMT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $7,500 DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. ALLEGATIONS: RESPONDENT VIOLATED CWA 405(e) BY LAND APPLYING SEWAGE SLUDGE WITHIN MONITORING THE PATHOGEN DENSITY AT THE MINIMUM FREQUENCY IN ACCORDANCE WITH 40 CFR 503.16(a)(1).

Defendants (1)

  • NEWPORT UTILITIESNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • NEWPORT STP

    465 LISEGA BLVD.(MAILING P.O. BOX 519, NEWPORT, NEWPORT, TN, 37821

    Registry ID: 110000757379

Statutes cited

  • CWA 405Sewage Sludge Disposal

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • NEWPORT UTILITIESentered 2011-05-12

    Primary law: CWA

    Federal penalty: $7,500

Timeline (5 milestones)

  • 2011-05-12Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2011-05-12Final Order Issued
  • 2011-05-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2011-06-07NPDES Closed
  • 2011-06-07Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
2600021002
Case number
04-2011-4504
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 04-2011-4504 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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