# LOWELL, CITY OF, MICHIGAN
> **Judicial** · FY1985 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `25728`
- **Case Number:** 05-1985-0467
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $13K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- LOWELL, CITY OF, WTP (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

CITY OF LOWELL, MICHIGAN                                     LITIGATION REFERRAL                                            STATUTORY BASIS                                                 THE STATUTES AND REGULATIONS WHICH ARE THE BASIS FOR    THE PROPOSED ACTION ARE:  SECTIONS 301 AND 309 OF THE CLEAN  AIR ACT, 33 U.S.C. SECTIONS 1311 AND 1319.                     VIOLATIONS                                                      THE VIOLATIONS UPON WHICH THE ACTION IS BASED ARE:      SECTION 301 OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT, 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1311,  INCLUDING DISCHARGING IN VIOLATION OF FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITA- TIONS IN THE CITY'S NPDES PERMIT, FAILURE TO CONSTRUCT A     NEW FACILITY TO ACHIEVE THE FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS, AS   REQUIRED IN THE SCHEDULE OF COMPLIANCE FOR FACILITY CON-     STURCTION IN THE CITYS NPDES PERMIT, FAILURE TO IMPLEMENT    AND ENFORCE AN INDUSTRIAL WASTE PRETREATMENT PROGRAM AS RE-  QUIRED IN THE CITY'S NPDES PERMIT; AND SECTION 309 OF THE    CLEAN WATER ACT, 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319, FOR FAILURE TO      COMPLY WITH AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER REQUIRING LOWELL TO      SUBMIT A MUNICIPAL COMPLIANCE PLAN (MCP) WITH A FIRM SCHE-   DULE TO ACHIEVE COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS IN THE      CITY'S NPDES PERMIT AND SECTION 301.                           RELIEF SOUGHT                                                   THE RELIEF TO BE SOUGHT IS: THAT THE CITY BRING ITS     WASTEWATER DISCHARGE INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE FINAL EFFLU-   ENT LIMITATIONS AS SET FORTH IN ITS 

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