EPA v. SYNAGRO
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Compliance action
$11,000
Case summary
THIS AO TO SYNAGRO IS THE RESULT OF VIOLATIONS OF THE CWA DURING THEIR APPLICATION OF SEWAGE SLUDGE TO LAND THAT DOES NOT MEET PATHOGEN REDUCTION REQUIREMENTS. THE ORDER REQUIRES THEM TO STOP THIS ACTIVITY, TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT SLUDGE THAT THEY ARE LAND APPLYING AND TO RESTRICT ACCESS/ACTIVITIES AT SITES WHERE THIS SLUDGE WAS LAND APPLIED.
Defendants (1)
- SYNAGRONamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
SYNAGRO
PO BOX 7027 (COPRORATE OFFICE), CORONA, CA, 92878
Registry ID: 110010752532
Statutes cited
- CWA 405 — Sewage Sludge Disposal
Enforcement conclusions (1)
SYNAGROentered 2000-06-19
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2000-06-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2000-06-19Final Order Issued
- 2000-06-19Enforcement Action Closed
- 2000-11-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 53657
- Case number
- 09-2000-0389
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- ATWGL
- EPA region
- 09
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Sewage Sludge Disposal
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-2000-0389 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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