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City of Oswego

Judicial · FY2005 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 151242

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Penalty
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Compliance action

Case

Case Number
02-2005-0011
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
DOJ Docket
90-5-1-1-08609
Multimedia
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Self-disclosure
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Defendants (1)

Summary

This civil judicial action seeks injunctive relief and penalties under Section 309 of the CWA, against the Defendant for unpermitted discharges in violation of Section 301 of the CWA from the collection system of its Westside WWTP. The Consent Decree requires the Defendant to pay a cash penalty and perform injunctive relief. The Defendant has agreed to stipulated penalties for late payment of the civil penalty, SSOs and CSOs that occur during the life of the Decree, failure to meet compliance milestones, and failure to meet reporting requirements. The Defendant has agreed to meet the following performance criteria: (1) Eliminate all sanitary sewer overflows; (2) Eliminate all discharges at or near the Riverwalk Manholes (unpermitted CSO point); (3) Allow no more than an average of 4 CSOs per year from Outfall No. 002; Implement the 15 BMPs in the City's SPDES permit; (4) Meet NYS WQS for discharges from Outfall 002; and (5) Comply with all other requirements of the City's permit. The Defendant has agreed to implement the following Compliance Measures to meet or supplement the performance criteria: (1) Routinely inspect and clean the Oswego River Interceptor; (2) Seasonally disinfect discharges from Outfall No. 002; (3) Eliminate inflow of storm water or other flows to the SSS from identified catch basin locations; (4) Monitor flows of all SSOs and CSOs from the West Side System; (5) Post warning signs within 10 feet of all SSOs and CSOs; (6) Establish an Enterprise Fund

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