# PHARR YARNS, LLC
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2010 · — · Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `1800077489`
- **Case Number:** 04-2010-4758
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** —
## Defendants
- PHARR YARNS, LLC (settlement)
## Summary

1/19/10 - ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ISSUED. 

VIOLATION:  PHARR YARNS HAS VIOLATED SEC 301(a) OF THE CWA AND THE PERMIT, IN THAT PHARR YARNS FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE EFFLUENT LIMITS AND REQUIREMENTS OF THE PERMIT.

ORDER REQUIRES:

A. WITHIN 6 MONTHS, SUBMIT A COMPREHENSIVE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION (CPE) TO EPA FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL.

  1. THE CPE SHALL MEET THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES: (a) EVALUTE THE MAJOR UNIT PROCESSES; (b) IDENTIFY ALL PERFORMANCE-LIMITING FACTORS; (c) PRIORITZE PERFORMANCE LIMITING FACTORS; (d) ASSESS THE ABILITY OF A COMPOSITE CORRECTION PLAN (CCP) TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE; AND (e) REPORT TO EPA THE RESULTS OF THE CPE.

  2. THE CPE SHALL ALSO EVALUATE THE CAUSE OF ANY EFFLUENT LIMIT VIOLATION OCCURRING AT THE WWTP WITHIN THE LAST 3 YRS.

  3. THE CPE SHALL EVALUATE THE MAJOR UNIT PROCESSES, TO INCLUDE, AT A MINIMUM:
     a. A PERFORMANCE SUMMAYR, WITH SUPPORTING DATA, OF THE PRIMARY AND SECORDY TREATMENT EQUIPMENT AND PROCESSES INCLUDING, AT MINIMUM, THE AERATION BASIN, MIX CHAMBER (POLYMER/ALUM), SECONDARY CLARIFIERS, RETURN SLUDGE CONTROL/PROCESS, EFFLUENT FILTER, AND DISINFECTION.

  4. THE CPE SHALL ALSO SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING:
     a. THE PROCESS OF MIXING THE RAW INFLUENT WASTEWATER DIRECTLY WITH IN RETURN SLUDGE.
     b. OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR WEEKEND/NON-WORKING DAY PLANT OPERATIONS AND ITS AFFECT ON THE TREATMENT PROCESS.
     c. AN ANALYSIS OF THE AFFECTS THAT DRAMATIC INFLUENT CHANGES HAVE ON THE AERATION BASIN PERFOR

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