# EASTON AREA JOINT SEWER AUTHORITY ET AL
> **Judicial** · FY1988 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `12782`
- **Case Number:** 03-1988-0848
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $3.53M
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- EASTON AREA JOINT SEWER AUTHORITY (complaint) (settlement)
- EASTON, CITY OF (complaint) (settlement)
- HARCROS PIGMENTS, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- PFIZER PIGMENTS, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- PFIZER, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THE EASTON AREA JOINT SEWAGE AUTHORITY (JSA), HAS CONTINU ING VIOLATIONS OF THE EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS IN ITS NPDES PERMIT. IN ADDITION, THE AUTHORITY HAS FAILED TO EFFICIENTLY CARRY OUT AND EXECUTE ITS PRETREATMENT PROGRAM. PFIZER HAS VIOLATED LOCAL PRETREATMENT LIMITS, CAUSED INTERFERENCE AND VIOLATED THE GENERAL PRETREATMENT LIMITATION FOR PH, BOD, NH5-N-FE, S-S, NH5-N, AND FE UNDER 40 CFR PART 403, AND 40   CFR PART 403.5.                                              12/14/94:  DEFENDANT PAID $3,100,000 ON 08/30/91, $45,000    ON 08/06/93, $389,200 ON 08/19/93 AND PAID $110,800 TO COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA.

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