EPA v. PIQUA, CITY OF

Case summary

00NICIPAL WWTP LAND APPLICATION OF SEWAGE SLUDGE WITH EXCESSIVE CADMIUM CONCENTRATIONS, PLUS ANALYTICAL AND CERTIFICATION VIOLATIONS. BACKGROUND: ON SEPTEMBER 30, 1997, REGION 5 FILED A COM- PLAINT AGAINST PIQUA ALLEGING VIOLATIONS OF SECTION 504 OF THE CWA, 33 U.S.C. 1345, AND THE CWA SLUDGE REGULATIONS AT 40 C.F.R. PART 503. THE REGION SOUGHT A TOTAL CIVIL PENALTY OF $36,000 FOR THE ALLEGED VIOLATIONS. IN THE FOUR-COUNT COMPLAINT, U.S. EPA ALLEGED THAT PIQUA VIOLATED THE ACT BY FAILING TO: MEET CEILING CONCENTRATION LIMITATIONS FOR CADMIUM IN LAND-APPLIED SEWAGE SLUDGE, 40 C.F.R. 503.13(A) (1); SUBMIT CERTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR CALENDAR YEARS 1994 AND 1995 TO U.S. EPA 40 C.F.R. 503.18; AND UTILIZE U.S. EPA-APPROVED TEST METHODS TO ANALYZE ITS SLUDGE FOR INORGANIC POLLUTANTS, 40 C.F.R. 503.8. ON APRIL 21, 1998, PIQUA SUBMITTED THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATION STATEMENT TO COMPLY WITH CERTIFICATION STATEMENT REQUIREMENT (40 CFR 503.18).

Defendants (1)

• PIQUA, CITY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PIQUA CITY

  219 W WATER ST, PIQUA, OH, 45356

  Registry ID: 110009646188

Statutes cited

• CWA 309 — Violation of Existing AO

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PIQUA, CITY OFentered 1998-04-24

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $21,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1997-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1997-10-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-04-24Final Order Issued
• 1998-05-07Enforcement Action Closed