# CINCINNATI(MUN) (METROPOLITAN SEWER DISTRICT)
> **Judicial** · FY1983 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `25222`
- **Case Number:** 05-1983-0040
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $750K
- **Cost recovery:** $0
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- CINCINNATI, OHIO CITY OF (complaint) (settlement)
- HAMILTON CNTY BOARD OF CNTY COMMISSIONER (complaint) (settlement)
- OHIO, STATE OF (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

RE: 9/26/88 CIVIL CONTEMPT                                  THE LITIGATION REPORT DOCUMENT SERIOUS VIOLATIONS OF A CON SENT DECREE INVOLVING THE METROPOLITAN SEWER DIST OF GREATER CINCINNATI, OHIO ( MSDGC ).                                    BACKGROUND:                                                   ON AUGUST 16, 1985, CHIEF U.S. DIST JUDGE CARL RUBIN EN-  TERED A CONSENT DECREE RESOLVING A CLEAN WATER ACT ( ACT )   CIVIL ACTION FILED BY THE U.S. AGAINST MSDGC, HAMILTON CNTY, OHIO, AND THE CITY OF CINCINNATI, OHIO ( THE DEFENDANTS ).   THAT CONSENT DECREE REQUIRES THE DEFENDANTS TO UNDERTAKE MAJ OR CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENT AT THE MILL CREEK WASTEWATER     TREATMENT PLANT, PERFORM A STORMWATER ANALYSIS STUDY OF CON- TROL COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS, AND COMPLY WITH ALL NATIONAL  POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM ( NDPES ) PERMIT RE-  QUIREMENTS.                                                    VIOLATIONS OF DECREE:                                         SINCE ENTRY OF THE DECREE IN 1985, MSDGC HAS VIOLATED A   NUMBER OF IMPORTANT PROVISIONS OF THAT DOCUMENT.  IN PARTICU LAR, THE MSDGC HAS VIOLATED CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE REQUIRE-   MENTS, EXCEEDED NPDES PERMIT LIMITATIONS, FAILED TO PERFORM  STORMWATER ANALYSIS STUDY REQUIREMENTS, AND FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE PRETREATMENT REQUIREMENTS OF THE DECREE AT THE MILL CREEK PLANT.                                                   CONCLUSION:                                                   REGION V HAS CONCLUDED THAT THE DEPT

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