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COUNTY OF KAUAI

Administrative - Formal · FY1999 · — · Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication · 53212

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Case

Case Number
09-1999-0150
Type
Administrative - Formal
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
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Summary

THIS IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER PURSUANT TO CWA 308A3 ISSUED TO THE COUNTY OF KAUAI IN HAWAII. THE ORDER CONCERNS VIOLATIONS AT THE COUNTY'S WAILUA WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. THE FACILITY HAS HAD NUMEROUS VIOLATIONS OF ITS GOVERNING NPDES PERMIT EFFLUENT LIMITS ESTABLISHED TO REGULATE TOTAL RESIDUAL CHLORINE (TRC). THE COUNTY HAS HIRED THE BELT-COLLINS CONSULTANT SERVICE TO RECOMMEND CORRECTIVE MEASURES, BASICALLY THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW CHLORINATION SYSTEM. EPA HAS WORKED WITH THE HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH) WHICH AGREED TO LET EPA TAKE ACTION TO PLACE THE COUNTY UNDER AN ENFORCEMENT SCHEDULE REGARDING SPECIFIC CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. THE PRESENT ORDER AS ISSUED DIRECTS THE COUNTY TO MAKE NECESSARY MODIFICATIONS TO THE FACILITY'S CHLORINATION SYSTEM BY DECEMBER 31, 1999. IN THE INTERIM, THE COUNTY IS TO CONDUCT MONITORING AT AN INCREASED FREQUENCY.

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