EPA'S ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS AGAINST RESPONDENT FREDERICK COUNTY, MARYLAND ( FREDERICK COUNTY ) ADDRESSES ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF THE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS ( THE LANDFILLS NSPS ), PROMULGATED AT 40 C.F.R. PART 60, SUBPART WWW, PURSUANT TO SECTION 111 OF THE CAA, AS AMENDED. THE ALLEGED VIOLATION OF THE LANDFILL NSPS SURFACE MONITORING REQUIREMENTS WERE DISCOVERED AS A RESULT OF AN OCTOBER 17, 2002 INSPECTION OF THE REICHS FORD SANITARY LANDFILL LOCATE DIN FREDERICK, MARYLAND. ON 03/22/05, THE REGIONAL JUDICIAL OFFICER SIGNED A CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ( CAFO ) WHICH ASSESSES A PENALTY IN THE AMOUNT OF THIRTEEN THOUSAND AND NINETY DOLLARS ($13,090) AGAINST FREDERICK COUNTY, THE OWNER AND OPERATOR OF THE LANDFILL. FREDERICK COUNTY'S FAILURE TO CONDUCT SURFACE MONITORING PREVENTED IT FROM BEING ABLE TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVESS OF THE LANDFILL'S GAS COLLECTION AND CONTROL SYSTEM, POTENTIALLY CONTRIBUTING TO UNPERMITTED RELEASE OF LANDFILL GAS INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. FREDERICK COUNTY, MARYLAND IS HOME TO APPROXIMATELY 200,000 PEOPLE.