# PHILADELPHIA, CITY OF (NE PLANT)
> **Judicial** · FY1986 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `10582`
- **Case Number:** 03-1986-0417
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $6.30M
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- PHILADELPHIA, CITY OF (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA OWNS & OPERATES A WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT AT 3900 RICHMOND STREET, PHILA., PA(NE PLANT). DOMESTIC & INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER ARE TREATED THERE & DIS-    CHARGED TO THE DELAWARE RIVER. THE NE PLANT CURRENTLY RE-    CEIVES DAILY WASTEWATER FLOWS OF APPROX. 165 MGD & WAS DE-   SIGNED TO TREAT 210 MGD.                                       SINCE 5/79, THE CITY HAS BEEN UNDER A CD TO COMPLETE THE   UPGRADING OF THE NE PLANT, & TO ACHIEVE SPECIFIED FINAL EF-  FLUENT LIMITATIONS, INCLUDING PARAMETERS FOR DOD5,CBOD SU-   SPENDED SOLIDS, FECAL COLIFORM & PH. THE CD WAS SIGNED BY    THE CITY OF PHILA & EPA ON 5/23/79 & FORMALLY ENTERED IN     DISTRICT COURT ON 9/25/79.                                     AS OF REFRRAL DATE, THE CITY HAS NOT COMPLETED CONSTRUC-   TION OF THE NE PLANT, & IT HAS FAILED TO ACHIEVE FINAL EF-   FLUENT LIMITATIONS BY THE CD MILESTONE OF 8/8/85. THE VIOLA- TION OF THE SUSPENDED SOLIDS LIMITATION SATISFIES EPA'S DEF- INITION OF SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE. THERE WERE ALSO VIOLA- TIONS OF THE FINAL LIMITATIONS FOR CBOD, BOD5 & FECAL COLI-  FORM.                                                          THE PROPOSED REMEDY IS THE PAYMENT OF STIPULATED PENALTIES UNDER THE CD & INJUNCTIVE RELIEF IN THE NATURE OF COMPELLING THE CITY TO COMPLETE ALL CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATED W/ THE NE   PLANT & SLUDGE MANAGEMENT FACILITY.

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