EPA v. CITY OF FREMONT, NEBRASKA
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
RESPONDENT APPLIED BULK SEWAGE SLUDGE TO LAND ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS IN 1997, 1998 AND 1999. THE BULK SEWAGE SLUDGE WAS APPLIED ABOVE THE AGRONOMIC RATE IN EACH OF THESE CALENDAR YEARS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 503.14.
Defendants (1)
- CITY OF FREMONT, NEBRASKANamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
FREMONT CITY OFFICES
400 EAST MILITARY AVENUE, FREMONT, NE, 68025-5141
Statutes cited
- CWA 405 — Sewage Sludge Disposal
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CITY OF FREMONT, NEBRASKAentered 2003-05-20
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $50,000 · SEP: $120,000
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2003-05-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2003-05-20Final Order Issued
- 2003-06-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2004-06-20Enforcement Action Closed
- 2004-06-20Pipeline Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 96675
- Case number
- 07-2003-0136
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 07
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Sewage Sludge Disposal
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 07-2003-0136 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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