# WEST NEW YORK, NJ, TOWN OF
> **Judicial** · FY1985 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `1970`
- **Case Number:** 02-1985-0069
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $160K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- HUDSON COUNTY UTILITIES AUTHORITY (complaint) (settlement)
- NEW JERSEY, STATE OF (complaint) (settlement)
- WEST NEW YORK M.U.A. (complaint) (settlement)
- WEST NEW YORK, NJ, TOWN OF (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

REGION II RECOMMENDS THAT AN AMENDED COMPLAINT BE FILED     PURSUANT TO SECTION 309 OF THE CWA IN THE EXISTING ACTION    AGAINST THE TOWN OF WEST NEW YORK, N.J. FOR FURTHER VIOLA-   TIONS OF THE NPDES PERMIT ISSUED FOR ITS SEWAGE TREATMENT    FACILITY.                                                      THE FACILITY IS ONE OF SEVERAL NON-COMPLYING POTW'S IN     HUDSON COUNTY, N.J. WHICH WE INTEND TO ADDRESS JUDICIALLY    (JERSEY CITY AND THE CITY OF BAYONNE).                         THIS ACTION IS BASED ON SECTION 301 & 402 OF THE CWA.      VIOLATIONS OF THE TOWN FOR ITS SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT IN-    CLUDE VIOLATIONS OF EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS & FAILURE TO ATTAIN SECONDARY TREATMENT THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF APPROVED SEC-  TIONS 201 & 208 PLANS.                                         PROPOSED RELIEF SOUGHT INCLUDES:  INJUNCTIVE RELIEF RE-    QUIRING SHORT-TERM OPERATION & MAINTENANCE & LONGER TERM     COMPLIANCE WITH SECONDARY TREATMENT REQUIREMENTS; STIPULATED PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY; CIVIL PENALTY SETTLEMENT    FIGURE OF $120,000 FOR PAST VIOLATIONS; & SEWER CONNECTION   LIMITATION.                                                  08/09/93: DOJ SHOW TRANSFER OF FUNDS 03/11/93 FOR $20,979.00 FOR STIPULATED PENALTIES.                                    *                                                            NOTE CD TERMINATED AND CASE CLOSED.  ALL TERMS SATISIFIED.   *                                                            CASE AND CD CLOSED ON SEPT. 30, 2001.

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