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NORTH BERGEN (WOODCLIFF)

Judicial · FY1985 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 1937

$58K
Penalty
Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
02-1985-0035
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
DOJ Docket
90-5-1-1-2
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (6)

Summary

REGION II RECOMMENDS THAT AN AMENDED COMPLAINT BE FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 309 OF THE CWA IN THE EXISTING ACTION AGAINST THE TOWNSHIP OF NORTH BERGEN FOR FURTHER VIOLATIONS OF THE NPDES PERMIT ISSUED FOR ITS WOODCLIFF SEWAGE TREAT- MENT FACILITY. VIOLATIONS OF NPDES PERMIT (NO. NJ0029084) INCLUDE VIOLATIONS OF EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS & FAILURE TO AT- TAIN SECONDARY TREATMENT THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF APPROVED SECTIONS 201 & 208 PLANS. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF SOUGHT INCLUDES REQUIRING SHORT-TERM O & M AND LONGER-TERM COMPLIANCE WITH SECONDARY TREATMENT REQUIREMENTS, STIPULATED PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY, CIVIL PENALTY SETTLEMENT FIGURE OF $40,000 FOR PAST VIOLA- TIONS; SEWER CONNECTION LIMITATION; COMPLIANCE WITH PRE- TREATMENT REQUIREMENTS. THE SUBJECT FACILITY IS 1 OF SEVERAL NON-COMPLYING POTW'S IN HUDSON COUNTY, NJ, WHICH REG II INTENDS TO ADDRESS JUDI- CIALLY. REFERRALS WERE RECENTLY MADE ON FACILITIES IN JERSEY CITY (CASE #02-85-0031), BAYONNE (CASE #02-85-0054), WEST NEW YORK (CASE #02-85-0069), AND HOBOKEN (#02-85-0071). * FACILITY NAME: NORTH BERGEN DPW (WOODCLIFF) RIVER ROAD NORTH BERGEN TWP, NJ 07047 *

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