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GENEVA, OH-CITY OF & OH-STATE

Judicial · FY1986 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 26010

$30K
Penalty
—
Cost recovery
$2.37M
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
05-1986-0208
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
DOJ Docket
90-5-1-1-2785A
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (2)

Summary

CITY IS VIOLATING FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITS FOR AMMONIA- NITROGEN AND RESIDUAL CHLORINE THAT ARE IN ITS NPDES PERMIT ISSUED BY OHIO EPA ON SEPT. 12, 1985. IN ADDITION CITY IS IN VIOLATION OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ISSUED BY US EPA PERSUANT TO SECTION 309(A)(3) OF THE CWA ON SEPT. 30, 1985, WHICH REQUIRED CITY TO SUBMIT A MUNICIPAL CONPLIANCE PLAN FOR ACHIEVING COMPLIANCE WITH ITS NPDES PERMIT AND SECTION 301(B) OF THE CWA. SYNOPSIS OF THE CASE THE UNITED STATES FILED SUIT AGAINST THE CITY OF GENEVA, OHIO ON APRIL 21, 1987, FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT AND THE CITY'S NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMIT (OH0020109). THE PARTIES RESOLVED THE SUIT BY MEANS OF A CONSENT ORDER ENTERED ON JUNE 2, 1988. THE CONSENT ORDER MANDATED COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN INTERIM EFFLUENT LIMITS, CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULES AND REPORTING RE- QUIREMENTS AND COMPLIANCE WITH FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS BY AUGUST 15, 1988. SINCE THE COURT ENTERED THE CONSENT ORDER, THE CITY OF GENEVA HAS EXCEEDED THE INTERIM EFFLUENT LIMITA- TIONS FOR TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS, DISSOLVED OXYGEN AND CHLO- RINE RESIDUAL. GENEVA IS CURRENTLY UNABLE TO MEET ITS FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITATION FOR TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS, WHICH BECAME EFFECTIVE ON AUGUST 15, 1988. FINALLY, GENEVA HAS VIOLATED ITS CONSENT ORDER'S MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.

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