# AUBURN, CITY OF
> **Judicial** · FY1985 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `1940`
- **Case Number:** 02-1985-0038
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $22K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- AUBURN, NY, CITY OF (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THIS ACTION IS BASED ON THE CWA SECTION 307 AND 40 CFR     PART 403.  THE DEFENDANT HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENT OF     THE REGULATIONS THAT IT HAVE A PRETREATMENT PROGRAM APPROVED BY JULY 1, 1983.  FURTHER, IT HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENT   OF ITS SPDES PERMIT THAT IT SUBMIT AN APPROVABLE PROGRAM BY  APRIL 1, 1984 & AN EPA-ISSUED ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER THAT RE-  QUIRED SUBMITTAL OF AN APPROVABLE PROGRAM BY OCT. 1, 1984.     THE RELIEF SOUGHT INCLUDES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $73,000, AN  INJUNCTION REQUIRING SUBMITTAL OF AN APPROVABLE PRETREATMENT PROGRAM, & AN INJUNCTION REQUIRING IMPLEMENTATION OF SAID    PROGRAM.                                                       TWO ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS WERE ISSUED, ONE IN 1983 AND ONE IN 1984, BECAUSE OF FAILURE OF CITY TO SUBMIT A PRETREATMENT PROGRAM.  NO NEGOTIATIONS HAVE TAKEN PLACE TO DATE.            THIS CASE IS SIGNIFICANT TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS ONE OF   A NUMBER OF CASES TO BE BROUGHT NATIONWIDE AGAINST MUNICI-   PALITIES THAT FAILED TO SUBMIT APPROVABLE PRETREATMENT PRO-  GRAMS IN A TIMELY MANNER.

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