# BAYONNE, CITY OF
> **Judicial** · FY1985 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `1955`
- **Case Number:** 02-1985-0054
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $170K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- BAYONNE, CITY OF (complaint) (settlement)
- HOBOKEN, CITY OF (complaint) (settlement)
- HUDSON COUNTY UTILITIES AUTHORITY (complaint) (settlement)
- NEW JERSEY, STATE OF (complaint) (settlement)
- NORTH BERGEN, TOWNSHIP OF (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THIS IS A CIVIL ACTION AGAINST THE CITY OF BAYONNE BASED ON THE CWA, 33 USC 1251.  THIS IS ONE OF FOUR HUDSON COUNTY  MUNICIPALITY CASES.  THE OTHERS INCLUDE THE CITY OF HOBOKEN, TOWNSHIP OF NORTH BERGEN, THE TOWN OF WEST NEW YORK AND THE  CITY OF JERSEY CITY.  ALL OF THE MUNICIPALITIES' SEWAGE DIS- POSAL ACTIVITIES ARE SUBJECT TO THE CONTROL OF THE HUDSON    COUNTY UTILITIES AUTHORITY.                                       THE CITY OF BAYONNE'S VIOLATIONS ARE:                   A. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE EFFLUENT LIMITS IN ITS NPDES      PERMIT;                                                   B. FAILURE TO IMPLEMENT THE SECTION 201 FACILITIES PLAN AS      REQUIRED BY THE NPDES PERMIT;                             C. FAILURE TO MAINTAIN & OPERATE ITS SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT     IN THE MOST EFFICIENT MANNER AS REQUIRED BY ITS NPDES        PERMIT.                                                        PROPOSED RELIEF SOUGHT INCLUDES:                        A. CIVIL PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE.  THE     PENALTY BASED ON POLICY CALCULATIONS TOTALS $16,563,000.     BECAUSE OF THIS UNREASONABLE AMOUNT, REG. II IS WILLING      TO BEGIN NEGOTIATIONS AT $74,000.  THIS IS BASED ON A $2     PER CAPITA PENALTY ON EACH RESIDENT OF BAYONNE;           B. ORDER REQUIRING HCUA/BAYONNE TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE     SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT EFFICIENTLY, INCLUDING REPAIRING      OR REPLACING SOME EQUIPMENT; AND                          C. SCHEDULE FOR IMPLEMENTING SECTION 201

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