# GARY SANITARY DISTRICT
> **Judicial** · FY1984 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `25249`
- **Case Number:** 05-1984-0003
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $1.00M
- **Cost recovery:** $0
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- GARY SANITARY DISTRICT (complaint) (settlement)
- GARY, CITY OF (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

NATURE OF THE CASE                                              THE CITY OF GARY, INDIANA, THROUGH THE GARY SANITARY    DISTRICT, OPERATES AND MAINTAINS A WASTEWATER TREATMENT      FACILITY IN GARY, INDIANA.  THE CITY OF GARY AND THE GARY SA NITARY DISTRICT HAVE A HISTORY OF NONCOMPLIANCE WITH THE     CLEAN AIR ACT.  ON JUNE 15, 1983, A CONSENT JUDGMENT ORDER   WAS ENTERED IN THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT, NORTHERN DISTRICT    OF INDIANA, SETTING FORTH OPERATIONAL STANDARDS, SCHEDULES   AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.  SINCE THAT TIME, THE REGION     HAS DOCUMENTED NUMEROUS VIOLATIONS OF THE CONSENT JUDGMENT   ORDER.  AS FURTHER REFLECTED IN THIS ATTACHED REPORT, MANY   VIOLATIONS CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO INADEQUATE PERSONNEL, POOR   TRAINING AND FACILITY MISMANAGEMENT.                           CAUSE OF ACTION                                                 THE CAUSE OF ACTION IS THE DEFENDANTS' FAILURE TO COM-  PLY WITH THE CONSENT JUDGMENT ORDER.  U.S. EPA HAS THE AUTHO RITY TO BRING THIS CONTEMPT ACTION UNDER THE COURT'S EQUITA- BLE JURISDICTION TO ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF THE ORDER.     SECTION XVI PROVIDES THAT ANY FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE TER MS OF THE CONSENT JUDGMENT SHALL BE CAUSE FOR A CONTEMPT HEA RING AND SECTION XVII PROVIDES THAT THE ORDER WILL BE EFFECT IVE UNTIL THE DEFENDANTS ACHIEVE EACH AND EVERY REQUIREMENT.   PROPOSED REMEDIES                                               REGION V RECOMMENDS SEEKING THE FOLLOWING RELIEF: AN    ORDER REQUIRING EXPEDITIOUS COMPLIANCE

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