# LEE COUNTY, FL, ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1999 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `23026`
- **Case Number:** 04-1999-0125
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $5K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- LEE COUNTY, FL (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

RESPONDENT WAS CONDUCTING THE SOUR TEST UNTIL AUGUST 1998.   RECORDS SHOW THAT THE SOUR TEST CONDUCTED BY THE FACILITY    IS INVALID FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: (1) TEMPERATURE        READINGS WERE NOT TAKEN AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TEST, ONLY   AT THE END.  IS IS REQUIRED THAT TEMPERATURES BE TAKEN AT    THE BEGINNING AND END OF TESTING, WITH THE AVERAGE           TEMPERATURE RECORDED; (2) TEMPERATURE CORRECTION             CALCULATIONS WERE NOT PERFORMED FOR TESTS WHEN SLUDGE        TEMPERATURE WAS NOT AT 20 DEGREES CELCIUS; AND (3) VOLATILE  SUSPENDED SOLIDS WAS USED TO CALCULATE THE SOUR TEST         INSTEAD OF USING TOTAL SOLIDS.  RESPONDNET DID NOT COMPLY    WITH RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS.  RESPONDENT DID NOT         SUBMIT THE 1994, 1995, 1996, AND 1997 SLUDGE ANNUAL REPORT   TO EPA.

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