9/28/12 - ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ON CONSENT ISSUED.
ALLEGATIONS:
ON SEPT 21, 2011, EPA CONDUCTED A COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INPSECTION REPORT (CEI) OF THE WWTP TO EVALUATE LYNCH'S COMPLIANCE SWITH THE NPDES PERMIT AND THE CWA. THE CEI IDENTIFIED VIOLATIONS RELATED TO THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF FACILITIES AND SYSTEMS FOR COLLECTION AND TREATMENT, AND INCLUDED DEBRIS FROM THE CHLORINE CONTACT CHAMBER, BROKEN PIPES AND FAULTY VALVES, OVERGROWTH FROM SLUDGE DRYING BEDS, AND LACK OF DOCUMENTATION OF BUFFERS USED AND FLOW RECORDS.
ON JUNE 12, 2012, EPA SENT A LETTER OF CONCERN TO LYNCH REGARDING DEFICIENCIES IDENTIFIED DURING THE INSPECTION. THE LOC LETTER OUTLINED THE DEFICIENCIES IDENTIFIED IN THE CEI AND REQUESTED INFORMATION ON CORRECTIVE ACTIONS PLANNED OR TAKEN TO ADDRESS THE DEFICIENCIES. THE LOC LETTER ALSO INCLUDED A SCHEDULE FOR ACTIONS PLANNED.
THEREFORE, LYNCH HAS FAILED TO PROPERLY OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE WWTP IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NPDES PERMIT.
THEREFORE, EPA HAS DETERMINED THAT LYNCH HAS VIOLATED CWA 301(a) AND THE NPDES PERMIT BY FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF ITS PERMIT.
ORDER REQUIRES:
A. WITHIN 30 DAYS, LYNCH SHALL PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION TO THE EPA THAT ALL SLUDGE DEBRIS HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE CHLORINE CONTACT CHAMBER.
B. WITHIN 15 DAYS, LYNCH SHALL PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION SHOWING THE BUFFERS UTILIZED ARE PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND THE LAST THREE MONTHS OF THE DISSOLVED OXYGEN METER CALIBRATIO