EPA v. Metro Water Recovery
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
Facility distributed biosolids that exceeded the Selenium ceiling limit. - Ceiling limit = 75 mg/kg - Exceeded concentration = 204 mg/kg Facility overapplied biosolids to their land application site above agronomic rate.
Defendants (1)
- Metro Water RecoveryNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
NORTHERN TREATMENT PLANT
51 BASELINE RD, BRIGHTON, CO, 80603
Registry ID: 110069339255
Statutes cited
- CWA 405 — Sewage Sludge Disposal
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Metro Water Recoveryentered 2023-01-12
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $4,500
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2023-01-12Final Order Issued
- 2023-01-12Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2023-01-18NPDES Closed
- 2023-01-18Enforcement Action Closed
- 2023-01-25Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3603483717
- Case number
- 07-2022-0143
- 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 07-2022-0143 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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