# GARY SANITARY DISTRICT
> **Judicial** · FY1982 · — · Final Order No Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `25184`
- **Case Number:** 05-1982-0072
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order No Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $0
- **Cost recovery:** $0
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- GARY SANITARY DISTRICT (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THE CITY OF GARY HAD A LONG HISTORY OF VIOLATIONS OF THE   EFFLUENT LIMITS OF IT NPDES PERMIT FOR THE GARY SANITARY     DISTRICT SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT.  REGION V FIRST INITIATED   AN ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDING IN JUNE, 1976.  THE CASE WAS REFERRED FOR CIVIL LITIGATION IN AUGUST 1977 AND    FILED IN JANUARY 1978.  IN JANUARY OF 1979 THE COURT ISSUED  AN INJUNCTION WHICH REQUIRED THE CITY TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS   TO MEET ITS NPDES LIMITS.  SINCE THAT TIME THE CITY OF GARY  HAS MADE MAJOR CAPITAL EXPENDITURES TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE. ALL OF THE INJUNCTIVE RELIEF NEEDED TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE  IS EMBODIED IN THE CONSENT JUDGMENT AND MUCH OF IT HAS AL-   READY BEEN COMPLETED ON THE DATES SPECIFIED IN THE DECREE.   MOST OF THE REMAINING REQUIREMENTS HAVE TO DO WITH PROPER    OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.

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