# CARLISLE, CITY OF
> **Judicial** · FY1988 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `20316`
- **Case Number:** 04-1988-0011
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $4K
- **Cost recovery:** $0
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- CARLISLE, KY CITY OF (complaint) (settlement)
- KENTUCKY, COMMONWEALTH OF (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THE CITY OF CARLISLE OWNS AND OPRATES A WASTEWATER TREAT-  MENT FACILITY (PLANT) SERVING A POPULATION OF 1,500.         CARLISLE HAS BEEN ISSUED THREE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE  ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMITS BY THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA).  AS A RESULT OF EFFLUENT LIMIT      VIOLATIONS, THE CITY HAS BEEN ISSUED THREE ADMINISTRATIVE    ORDERS.  THE LASTEST, ISSUED ON MARCH 21, 1985, PLACED THE   CITY UNDER A SCHEDULE TO ACHIEVE PERMIT COMPLIANCE.  THE     CITY HAS FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER.                      ON JULY 9, 1986, EPA HELD A SHOW CAUSE MEETING WITH THE    CITY TO DISCUSS ITS NONCOMPLIANCE AND POSSIBLE EPA ENFORCE-  MENT ACTION.  AT THAT TIME, THE CITY CONTENDED THAT IT HAD   INCURRED A $1,000,000 DEBT AND COULD NOT AFFORD TO CONSTRUCT ADDITIONAL TREATMENT UNITS.  IN ADDITION, CARLISLE WAS NOT   ON THE PRIORITY LIST FOR RECEIPT OF EPA GRANT FUNDS.  CITY   PERSONNEL, HOWEVER, WERE REPAIRING THE EXISTING SEWAGE       COLLECTION SYSTEM.

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