# HOBOKEN, CITY OF ET.AL.
> **Judicial** · FY1985 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `1971`
- **Case Number:** 02-1985-0071
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $1.15M
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- HOBOKEN, CITY OF (complaint) (settlement)
- HUDSON COUNTY UTILITIES AUTHORITY (complaint) (settlement)
- NEW JERSEY, STATE OF (complaint) (settlement)
- UNION CITY, CITY OF (complaint) (settlement)
- WEEHAWKEN, TOWNSHIP 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 CITY OF HOBOKEN FOR FURTHER VIOLATIONS 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 REGION II INTENDS TO ADDRESS JUDI- CIALLY.  REFERRALS WERE RECENTLY MADE ON FACILITIES IN       JERSEY CITY (CASE #02-85-0031), BAYONNE (#02-85-0054),       WEST N.Y. (#02-85-0069) & NORTH BERGEN (#02-85-0035).  THE   ULTIMATE RELIEF SOUGHT FOR HOBOKEN IS CLOSELY TIED TO THAT   FOR WEST N.Y. AND NORTH BERGEN.                                VIOLATIONS OF THE NPDES PERMIT (#NJ0026085) ISSUED TO THE  CITY FOR ITS SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT INCLUDE VIOLATIONS OF    EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND FAILURE TO ATTAIN SECONDARY TREAT-  MENT THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF APPROVED SECTIONS 201 & 208   PLANS.                                                         INJUNCTIVE RELIEF REQUIRING SHORT-TERM OPERATION & MAIN-   TENANCE & LONGER-TERM COMPLIANCE W/ SECONDARY TREATMENT RE-  QUIREMENTS; STIPULATED PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY;      CIVIL PENALTY SETTLEMENT FIGURE OF $194,000 FOR PAST VIOLA-  TIONS; AND SEWER CONNECTION LIMITATION.                      09/93: ACTION TO ENFORCE TERM OF CD AND COLLECT STIPULATED   PENALTIES.                                                   09/94: AS PER WALTER MUGDAN CONFIRMIMG FEDERAL ASSESED IS    CORRECTED $1,152,000.  $768,000 TO ISC

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