# NORTH VERNON, CITY OF
> **Judicial** · FY1994 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `28808`
- **Case Number:** 05-1994-0146
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $30K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $5.45M
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- CITY OF NORTH VERNON (complaint) (settlement)
- STATE OF INDIANA (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THIS CASE INVOLVES NUMEROUS VIOLATIONS OF DEFENDANTS         NATIONAL POLLUTANTDISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES)       PERMIT ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION402 OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT  (CWA).  DEFENDANT HAS ALSO REPEATEDLYVIOLATED ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS ISSUED IN RESPONSE TO THOSE VIOLATIONS.   THE STATE   OF INDIANA IS ALSO A DEFENDANT AS REQUIRED  BY SECTION       309(E)OF THE CWA.                                            THE POTW IS UNDERTAKING CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATIONAL IMPROVE MENTS IN EXCESS OF $4.9 MILLION.  THESE CHANGES CONSIST OF   EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE POTW COLLECTION (SEWER) AND    THE TREATMENT WORKS.  MOREOVER, THE FACILITY HAS IMPLEMENTED QUALITY ASSURANCE PROCEDURES TO ASSURE IMPROVED SAMPLING,    MONITORINING AND TESTING, HAS REPLACED AND RETRAINED CRITI-  CAL PERSONNEL.

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