# OYSTER BAY, TOWN OF
> **Judicial** · FY1985 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `1982`
- **Case Number:** 02-1985-0082
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $44K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- OYSTER BAY, TOWN OF (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THE VIOLATIONS UPON WHICH THIS ACTION IS BASED:              FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENT OF THE ADMINISTRATOR,   PURSUANT TO SECTION 114(A)(1)(D), TO SAMPLE EMISSIONS IN     ACCORD WITH MAY 31, 1984 LETTER FROM DIRECTOR, AIR AND WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION, REGION II.  VIOLATION OF SECTION 114 OF THE ACT.  ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY, SECTION 113(B)(4) OF THE    ACT.  FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH AN ORDER OF THE ADMINISTRATOR   REQUIRING COMPLIANCE WITH MAY 31, 1984 REQUEST FOR EMISSIONS SAMPLING.  SUCH ORDER WAS ISSUED ON MAY 20, 1985 BY THE      REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR, REGION II.  ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITH,   SECTION 113(B)(1) OF THE ACT.                                  THIS ENFORCEMENT ACTION IS NOT BASED ON INSPECTION RESULTS THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL INSPECTIONS.  BASED ON PRE-   VIOUSLY DOCUMENTED VIOLATIONS & FAILURE TO RESPOND TO EPA'S  REQUEST FOR A STACK TEST, EPA ORDERED THE TOWN TO PERFORM A  TEST WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED WITH A REPORT TO EPA   BY DECEMBER 12, 1985.  THE STACK TEST REPORTS WERE FORWARDED TO EPA ON MARCH 21, 1986, REVEALING EMISSION VIOLATIONS.       EPA AND STATE AGENCY HAVE POTENTIALLY DIFFERENT POSITIONS  AS TO APPROPRIATE RELIEF.  STATE HAS INITIATED PORCEEDINGS   AND SEEKS SHUT-DOWN OF PLANT.  EPA WOULD SETTLE FOR          COMPLIANCE SCHEDULE AND PENALTY.                             *                                                            FACILITY NAME:                                                               OYSTER BAY INCINERATOR

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