# WAYNESVILLE, NC, TOWN OF
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1999 · — · Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `23033`
- **Case Number:** 04-1999-0132
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- WAYNESVILLE, NC, TOWN OF (settlement)
## Summary

DURING THE PERIOD 1/1/98 THROUGH 4/30/98, RESPONDENT         DISPOSED ITS SEWAGE SLUDGE VIA SURFACE DISPOSAL.  ON         5/1/98, RESPONDENT CLOSED IT SEWAGE SLUDGE UNIT.  ON 2/12/99 RESPONDENT SUBMITTED AN ANNUAL SLUDGE REPORT.  THE ANNUAL    SLUDGE REPORT INDICATED THAT APPROX. 168 DRY METRIC TONS OF  SEWAGE SLUDGE WERE DISPOSED VIA SURFACE DISPOSAL AND         1,070 DRY METRIC TONS OF SEWAGE SLUDGE WERE DISPOSED VIA     LAND APPLICATION.  DUE TO THE CLOSURE OF THE SEWAGE SLUDGE   UNIT, RESPONDENT SHOULD HAVE SUBMITTED A CLOSURE AND         POST CLOSURE PLAN TO EPA 180 DAYS PRIOR TO CLOSURE AS        OUTLINED IN 40 CFR 503.22.  EPA HAS NO RECORDS THAT          RESPONDENT SUBMITTED SAID PLANS.  BASED ON THESE FINDINGS,   RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SURFACE     DISPOSAL IN 40 CFR 503.22 AND THEREFORE SECTION 405(E) OF    THE CWA.                                                     10/22/01 - AO CLOSURE

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