# DETROIT, CITY OF
> **Judicial** · FY1982 · — · Voluntarily Dismissed After Filing
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `25169`
- **Case Number:** 05-1982-0056
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Voluntarily Dismissed After Filing
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- DETROIT, CITY OF (complaint)
## Summary

IN 1977, EPA FILED SUIT AGAINST THE CITY OF DETROIT FOR      VIOL'S OF THE CWA AT THE DETROIT WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. IN 1980, EPA AMENDED THAT SUIT TO ADD VIOL'S OF THE CAA AT   DETROIT'S 14 SEWAGE SLUDGE INCINERATORS. BOTH CASES WERE     STTL'D IN 1980 BY THE ISSUANCE OF AN AMENDED CONSENT JUDG-   14 SEWAGE SLUDGE INCINERATORS. BOTH STTL'D IN 1980 BY ISSUA- NCE OF AMENDED CONSENT JUDGMENT(ACJ). THE ACJ REQUIRED DE-   TROIT TO INSTALL AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DEVICES AT SEWAGE     SLUDGE INCINERATORS & COMPLY W/VARIOUS EMISSION LIMITS.           DETROIT HAS MISSED ALL INTERIM SCHED DATES FOR INSTALL- ATION OF AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS AT 8 OF ITS 14 SLUDGE INCIN- ERATORS. THE JUDGE IN THIS CASE HAS MAINTAINED A LONGSTAND-  ING & ACTIVE INTEREST IN THE DETROIT LITIGATION; DETROIT'S   VIOL'S HAS SCHED INFORMAL CONF'S & HEARINGS TO RESOLVE THE   VIOL'S. HE HAS INDICATED HE WOULD NOT ENTERTAIN A FORMAL     MOTION FOR CONTEMPT AT THIS TIME.                              CAUSE OF ACTION:                                                POSSIBLE CONTEMPT OF CONSENT JUDGMENT OR AMENDMENT OF   CONSENT JUDGMENT.                                              PROPOSED REMEDY:                                                EITHER SHUT DOWN INCINERATORS & LANDFILL SLUDGE OR IN-  STALL POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT IF SOURCE IS SHOWN TO BE   OUT OF COMPLIANCE.                                             NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT ISSUES:                                  NONE.

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