07-2021-0003Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2021· Region 07
EPA v. THORN CREEK BASIN SANITARY DISTRICT
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
Expedited Settlement Agreement resolves EPA claims against Thorn Creek Basin Sanitary District for violations of CWA Part 503 biosolids land applied over agronomic rate and failure to conduct sampling.
Defendants (1)
- THORN CREEK BASIN SANITARY DISTRICTNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
THORN CREEK BASIN SD STP
700 WEST END AVENUE, CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL, 60411
Registry ID: 110000731628
Statutes cited
- CWA 405 — Sewage Sludge Disposal
Enforcement conclusions (1)
THORN CREEK BASIN SANITARY DISTRICTentered 2021-02-04
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2021-02-04Final Order Issued
- 2021-02-17NPDES Closed
- 2021-02-17Enforcement Action Closed
- 2021-10-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602845430
- Case number
- 07-2021-0003
- 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 07-2021-0003 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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