EPA v. HOLLAND WASTEWATER TREATMENT (WWTP) PLANT, HOLLAND, MI

Case summary

JULY 5, 2000, U.S. EPA FILED A COMPLAINT FOR $137,500 AGAINST THE CITY OF HOLLAND, MICHIGAN, ALLEGING VIOLATIONS OF CWA SECTIONS 301 ANMD 405(E). THE COMPLAINT ALLEGED THAT THE CITY OF HOLLAND'S WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT COMMITTED THE FOLLOWING VIOLATIONS: (1) ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS FROM JULY 1995 TO JANUARY 2000, DISCHARGED POLLUTANTS IN AMOUNTS THAT EXCEEDED THE EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS CONTAINED IN NATIONAL POLLUTANT ELIMINATION DISCHARGE SYSTEM(NPDES) PERMIT NO. 0023108 (PERMIT); (2) IN 1995 AND 1996, USED AN IMPROPER METHOD TO ANALYZE SAMPLES FOR LEAD IN VIOLATION OF 40 C.F.R. 503.8(B)(4); (3) IN 1996, MONITORED SEWAGE SLUDGE FOR MER- CURY, SELENIUM, ARSENIC, AND MOLYBEDENUM ONLY FIVE TIMES WHEN IT WAS REQUIRED TO MONITOR FOR THESE CONSTITUENTS SIX TIMES PURSUANT TO 40 C.F.R. 503.16(A); (4) ON NUMEROUS OCCASION FROM MARCH 1996 TO DECEMBER 1999, FAILED TO MEET THE CLASS B PATHOGEN REDUCTION REQUIREMENTS USING LIME STABILIZATION IN VIOLATION OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF 40 C.F.R 503.15(A), 503.32(B)(1)(I), 503.32(B)(3), AND PART 503, APP. B(A)(5); AND (5) FOR CALENDAR YEARS 1995 TO 1999, FAILED TO SUBMIT ACCURATE CERTIFICATIONS THAT IT MET CLASS B PATHOGEN AND VECTOR ATTRACTION REDUCTION REQUIREMENTS IN VIOLATION OF 40 C.F.R. 503.17 (A)(4)(I)(B). HOLLAND EXCEEDED ITS EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS FOR DO, TSS, MERCURY, CBOD5, FECAL COLIFORM, % REMOVAL OF TSS FOR A PERIOD FROM 6/1995 THROUGH 12/1999 INTERMITTANTLY. ALSO VIOLATED SLUDGE USE AND STANDARDS REQUIREMENTS UNDER 40 CFR PART 503. ADM LAW JUDGE WAS JUDGE MORAN.

Defendants (1)

• HOLLAND WWTPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• HOLLAND WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT

  42 SOUTH RIVER AVENUE, HOLLAND, MI, 49423

  Registry ID: 110000553936

Statutes cited

• CWA 405 — Sewage Sludge Disposal
• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• HOLLAND WASTEWATER TREATMENT (WWTP) PLANT, HOLLANDentered 2001-01-05

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $94,600

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2000-07-05Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-09-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-01-05Final Order Issued
• 2001-02-09Enforcement Action Closed