# LYNN HAVEN, CITY OF
> **Judicial** · FY1991 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `20724`
- **Case Number:** 04-1991-0049
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $300K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- FLORIDA, STATE OF (complaint) (settlement)
- LYNN HAVEN,CITY OF (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

LYNN HAVEN HAS ACCUMLATED 4152 VIOLATIONS OF ITS NPDES       PERMIT SINCE NOVEMBER, 1986. LYNN HAVEN HAS HISTORICALLY     AVOIDED SPENDING MONEY ON THE EXISTING WASTEWATER TREATMENT  PLANT IN ANTICIPATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW PLANT.    HOWEVER, THE NEW PLANT HAS NOT YET BEEN BUILT.               EPA REGION IV IS PROPOSING TO SEEK A SUBSTANTIAL CIVIL PEN-  ALTY AS WELL AS A CONSENT DECREE REQUIRING LYNN HAVEN TO     MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE WITH ITS NPDES PERMIT. BASED UPON A FIN- ANCIAL ANALYSIS OF LYNN HAVEN'S ABILITY TO PAY A PENALTY,    LYNN HAVEN MAY CLAIM THAT IT IS UNABLE TO PAY THE FULL       PENALTY BASED UPON ECONOMIC BENEFIT AND GRAVITY OF THE VIO-  LATIONS.

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