2/8/05 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $18,000.
VIOLATIONS:
TOXICITY TESTS CONDUCTED BY THE RESPONDENT IN THE QUARTER ENDING ON DECEMBER 31, 2004, THE RESULTS OF WHICH WERE SUBMITTED AS PART OF THE RESPONDENT'S MONTHLY DMRs TO THE STATE OF SC, REVEALED THE EFFLUENT TO BE TOXIC TO CERIODAPHNIA DUBIA IN VIOLATION OF THE DAILY MAXIMUM LIMIT IN THE PERMIT. SPECIFICALLY, THE DAILY MAXIMUM PERMIT LIMIT IS 40 PERCENT AND THE MAXIMUM TOXICITY TEST RESULT FOR THE QUARTER WAS 50 PERCENT, IN VIOLATION OF THE PERMIT.
TOXICITY TESTS CONDUCTED BY THE RESPONDENT IN TEH QUARTER ENDING ON MARCH 31, 2005, THE RESULTS OF WHICH WERE SUBMITTED AS PART OF THE RESPONDENT'S MONTHLY DMRs TO THE STATE OF SC, REVEALED THE EFFLUENT TO BE TOXIC TO CERIODAPHNIA DUBIA IN VIOLATION OF BOTH THE QUARTERLY AVERAGE AND DAILY MAXIMUM LIMITS IN THE PERMIT. SPECIFICALLY, THE QUARTERLY AVERAGE LIMIT IS 25 PERCENT AND THE QUARTERLY AVERAGE OF THE TOXICITY TESTS CONDUCTED IN THIS QUARTER WAS 43 PERCENT, IN VIOLATION OF THE PERMIT. THE DAILY MAXIMUM LIMIT IS 40 PERCENT AND THE MAXIMUM TOXICITY TEST RESULT FOR THIS QUARTER WAS 95 PERCENT; IN VIOLATION OF THE PERMIT.
TOXICITY TESTS CONDUCTED BY THE RESPONDENT IN THE QUARTER ENDING ON JUNE 30, 2005, THE RESULTS OF WHICH WERE SUBMITTED AS PART OF THE RESPONDENT'S MONTHLY DMRs TO THE STATE OF SC, REVEALED THE EFFLUENT TO BE TOXIC TO CERIODAPHNIA DUBIA IN VIOLATION OF BOTH THE QUARTERLY AVERAGE AND DAILY MAXIMUM LIMITS IN TH