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WYOMING VALLEY SANITARY AUTHORITY

Judicial · FY1985 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 9831

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Case

Case Number
03-1985-0031
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
DOJ Docket
90-5-1-1-2482
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

WVSA OWNS & OPERATES A 40 MGD SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT THAT DISCHARGES TO THE NORTH BRANCH OF THE SUSEQUEHANNA RIVER IN HANOVER TWP, LUZERNE CO., PA. THE PLANT PROVIDES PRIMARY TREATMENT ONLY, ALTHOUGH IT IS UNDER A FED/STATE CD TO ACHIEVE 2NDARY TREATMENT BY 6/15/88 (SEE CASE # 03-82-E040). WVSA HAS FAILED TO OPERATE & IMPLEMENT AN APPROVED PRETREAT- MENT PROGRAM AS REQUIRED BY ITS NPDES PERMIT & ALSO 40 CFR SECTION 403.8. EPA IS SEEKING A COURT ORDER CONTAINING AN EXPEDITIOUS SCHEDULE FOR WVSA TO DEVELOP & SUBMIT TO EPA FOR APPROVAL, FOR WVSA TO IMPLEMENT ITS PRETREATMENT PLAN AND APPROPRIATE CIVIL PENALTIES.

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