# JOINT MEETING: RUTHERFORD, E.RUTH., CARL
> **Judicial** · FY1984 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `1887`
- **Case Number:** 02-1984-0003
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $150K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- CARLSTADT, BORO OF (complaint) (settlement)
- EAST RUTHERFORD, BORO OF (complaint) (settlement)
- JOINT MEETING- RUTHERFORD, E. RUTH, CARL (complaint) (settlement)
- NEW JERSEY, STATE OF (complaint) (settlement)
- RUTHERFORD, BORO OF (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THE PERMITTEE TREATS DOMESTIC AND INDUSTRIAL SEWAGE IN A   SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT THAT IS SO DETERIORATED THAT THE ONCE SECONDARY TREATMENT PLANT NO LONGER PROVIDES EVEN GOOD PRI-  MARY TREATMENT.  IT HAS FAILED TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE   PLANT PROPERLY AND HAS NOT CARRIED OUT THE RECOMMENDATIONS   OF ITS PLAN TO MAXIMIZE TREATMENT WITH MINIMAL EXPENDITURES. IT HAS FAILED TO COMPLY WITH INTERIM PERMIT LIMITATIONS      BASED ON PRIMARY TREATMENT.  FURTHER, IT HAS FAILED TO CON-  VEY ITS SEWAGE TO THE BERGEN COUNTY UTILITIES AUTHORITY      (WHICH COULD PROVIDE SECONDARY TREATMENT), AS REQUIRED BY    ITS PERMIT.                                                    THE RELIEF SOUGHT INCLUDES A PENALTY IN THE AREA OF FIVE   FIGURES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF INCLUDING CONVEYANCE OF ALL    FLOWS TO THE BERGEN COUNTY UTILITIES AUTHORITY, THE IMPLE-   MENTATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTIONS AT THE SEWAGE TREATMENT      PLANT ITSELF, AND A BAN ON ADDITIONAL CONNECTIONS TO THE     SEWAGE COLLECTION SYSTEMS AND THE DISCHARGE OF HIGHER        VOLUMES OF POLLUTANTS FROM PRESENT CONTRIBUTORS.               IN ADDITION TO THE JOINT MEETING, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT   THE ACTION BE DIRECTED AGAINST THE BOROUGHS OF RUTHERFORD,   EAST RUTHERFORD AND CARLSTADT.  THE JOINT MEETING IS SIMPLY  A CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN THESE BOROUGHS, UNDER      WHICH THE BOROUGHS BUILT AND OPERATE THE SEWAGE TREATMENT    PLANT.                                                         ** SEE CASE #02-86-E241 - CIVIL CONT

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