# LAWRENCE COUNTY, OHIO
> **Judicial** · FY1990 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `27490`
- **Case Number:** 05-1990-0210
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $15K
- **Cost recovery:** $0
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- LAWRENCE COUNTY WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLT (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

SINCE 02/88, THE PLANT HAS BEEN VIOLATING CERTAIN REQUIRE-   MENTS OF ITS NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMIT NO. OH0094684.  THE PERMIT ESTABLISHED,       AMONG OTHER THINGS, FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS (FELS), A     SCHEDULE TO REDUCE THE EXCESSIVE INFILTRATION AND INFLOW     (I/I) IN THE PLANT'S COLLECTION SYSTEM, AND THE REQUIREMENT  TO CEASE BYPASSES AND OVERFLOWS AT SPECIFIC LOCATIONS IN THE SYSTEM BY 07/01/88.                                          -                                                            MONTHLY OPERATING REPORTS, PREPARED AND SUBMITTED BY THE     COUNTY TO THE OEPA, DOCUMENT VIOLATIONS OF FELS FOR TOTAL    RESIDUAL CHLORINE(TRC), TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS (TSS), AND    FECAL COLIFORM COUNT (FC) DURING THE PERIOD COVERING 2/88    THROUGH 9/89.  INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THIS AGENCY ALSO     INDICATES THAT THE COUNTY HAS NOT INITIATED WORK ON REDUCING THE EXCESSIVE I/I IN THE COLLECTION SYSTEM AS OUTLINED IN    THE SCHEDULE OF COMPLIANCE CONTAINED IN THE PERMIT.          -                                                            IN ADDITION, BYPASSES AND OVERFLOW IN THE PLANT'S COLLECTION SYSTEM HAVE OCCURRED AFTER 7/1/88.  THE PRESENCE OF EXCES-   SIVE I/I IN THE COLLECTION SYSTEM COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE PLANT'S ABILITY TO MEET ITS FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS ON A  CONSISTENT BASIS.  RECENT MONTHLY OPERATING REPORTS INDICATE THAT, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, INFLUENT WASTEWATER FLOW TO THE  PLANT HAS EXCEEDED THE DESIGN CAPACI

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