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07-2020-0033Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2020· Region 07

EPA v. CITY OF LODI, CALIFORNIA

Final Order With Penalty

Case summary

Respondent failed to comply with certain requirements of Section 405 of the CWA, Disposal or Use of Sewage Sludge, and regulations promulgated there under at 40 C.F.R. Part 503. Specifically, the EPA alleges Respondent land applied sewage sludge in 2016 and 2017 to six agricultural fields at a sludge application rate exceeding agronomic loading rates, in violation of 40 C.F.R. ? 503.14(d). In addition, in 2017, Respondent land applied sewage sludge on at least four occasions that failed to achieve the required volatile solids reduction percentage, in violation of 40 C.F.R. ?503.15(d).

Defendants (1)

  • CITY OF LODI, CALIFORNIANamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • LODI WHITE SLOUGH WPCF

    1331 SOUTH HAM LANE, LODI, CA, 95241

    Registry ID: 110017211514

Statutes cited

  • CWA 405Sewage Sludge Disposal

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • CITY OF LODI, CALIFORNIAentered 2020-04-14

    Primary law: CWA

    Federal penalty: $28,890

Timeline (7 milestones)

  • 2020-04-14Final Order Issued
  • 2020-04-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2020-04-15Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2020-04-22Pipeline Closed
  • 2020-04-22Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2020-04-22Compliance Achieved
  • 2020-04-22NPDES Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3602174570
Case number
07-2020-0033
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 07-2020-0033 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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