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CITY OF PHOENIX - VERDE/EVERGREEN

Judicial · FY1998 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 52991

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Penalty
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Cost recovery
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Compliance action

Case

Case Number
09-1998-0115
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
Y
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (2)

Summary

THIS IS A CIVIL JUDICIAL REFERRAL UNDER SECTION 3008(A) OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA), AND SECTION 109(C) OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT (CERCLA), AND SECTION 325(B)(3) OF THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT (EPCRA), AND SECTIONS 309(B) AND 311(B) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA), BROUGHT AGAINST THE CITY OF PHOENIX, ARIZONA FOR VIOLATIONS THAT OCCURRED AT THREE OF THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL FACILITIES: 1) THE VERDE WATER TREAT- MENT PLANT, 2) THE VERDE WELL FIELD, AND 3) THE EVERGREEN BOOSTER STATION. THESE THREE FACILITIES ARE OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE CITY OF PHOENIX, AND ARE ALL LOCATED ON INDIAN LAND. THE VIOLATIONS AT ISSUE RESULTED FROM FAILURE TO PROPERLY STORE HAZARDOUS WASTE, FAILURE TO IMMEDIATELY PROVIDE NOTICE TO FEDERAL AUTHORITIES AND TRIBAL AUTHORITIES CONCERNING RELEASES OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES, AND THE ILLEGAL DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS INTO WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES. THE RELIEF SOUGHT INCLUDES PENALTIES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PROCEDURES AND TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT WILL ENSURE FUTURE COMPLIANCE WITH ALL PERTINENT RULES AND REGULATIONS UNDER RCRA, CERCLA, EPCRA, AND CWA.

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