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CITY OF BURBANK

Judicial · FY1990 · — · — · 52207

$137K
Penalty
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Cost recovery
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Compliance action

Case

Case Number
09-1990-0020
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
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DOJ Docket
90-5-1-1-3673
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

THIS ACTION IS AGAINST THE CITY OF BURBANK UNDER BOTH SECTIONS 301 AND 307 OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT TO ADDRESS VIOLATIONS OF THE CITY'S NPDES PERMIT, IN PARTICULAR THE PERMIT'S PRETREATMENT REQUIREMENTS. THE CITY HOLDS AN NPDES PERMIT AUTHORIZING IT TO DISCHARGE TREATED SEWAGE FROM THE BURBANK WATER RECLAMATION PLANT. THE PERMIT PLACES CONDITIONS ON THE CHARACTER OF WASTE THE CITY CAN DISCHARGE, REQUIRES MONITORING OF THE WASTE DISCHARGE, AND REQUIRES THE CITY TO IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM TO REGULATE THE INDUSTRIAL WASTE THE CITY RECEIVES FROM INDUSTRIES THAT DISCHARGE WASTEWATER INTO THE CITY'S SEWER LINES. THE CITY HAS VIOLATED NUMEROUS PRETREATMENT REQUIREMENTS DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT THE CITY'S INDUSTRIES PROPERLY LIMIT THE QUANTITIES OF POLLUTANTS THEY DISCHARGE INTO THE SEWER SYSTEM. THESE INCLUDE REQUIREMENTS THAT THE CITY MONITOR THE INDUSTRIES' DISCHARGES, THAT THE CITY INFORM THE INDUSTRIES OF THE APPLICABLE LIMITS, AND THAT THE CITY ENSURE THAT THE INDUSTRIES COMPLY WITH THEIR LIMITS. THE CITY HAS ALSO VIOLATED PERMIT LIMITS GOVERNING THE CHARACTER OF THE WASTE IT IS AUTHORIZED TO DISCHARGE FROM ITS PLANT, AND PERMIT CONDITIONS REQUIRING IT TO MONITOR ITS WASTEWATER DISCHARGE. THIS ACTION IS PROPOSED TO OBTAIN INJUNCTIVE RELEIF TO ENSURE THAT THE CITY COMPLIES WITH ITS

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