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CUMBERLAND, KY, CITY OF

Judicial · FY1987 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 20289

$10K
Penalty
$0
Cost recovery
—
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
04-1987-0023
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
DOJ Docket
90-5-1-1-2949
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

SEE ALSO MATTER NUMBER 04-92-0009 (CD ENFORCEMENT ACTION WHICH WAS WITHDRAWN) THE CITY OF CUMBERLAND IS A SMALL CUMMUNITY IN HARLAN COUNTY, KENTUCKY, WHICH OWNS AND OPERATES A WASTEWATER FACILITY SERVING APPROXIMATELY 1370 HOUSEHOLDS (POPULATION 3317). THE TRICKLING FILTER FACILITY WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1964 AND HAS AN ORIGINAL DESIGN CAPACITY OF 0.50 MGD. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE AGE AND CONDITION OF EXISTING EQUIP- MENT AND THE DESIGN OF SOME PROCESS COMPONENTS, THE CURRENT ACTUAL CAPACITY IS PROBABLY NEAR .25 MGD. THE AVERAGE PLANT FLOW RATE IS APPROXIMATELY 0.34 MGD. THE TREATMENT FACILITY CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING UNITS: BAR RACK, GRIT COLLECTOR, COMMINUTOR, PARSHALL FLUME, TWO PRIMARY CLARIFIERS, ONE TRICKLING FILTER, FINAL CLARIFIER, CHLORINE CONTACT CHAMBER, ANAEROBIC DIGESTER, AND FOUR SLUDGE DRYING BEDS. THE TREATMENT PLANT EFFLUENT IS DIS- CHARGED INTO THE POOR FORK OF THE CUMBERLAND RIVER.

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