# LICKING COUNTY
> **Judicial** · FY1997 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `30293`
- **Case Number:** 05-1997-0354
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- LICKING COUNTY, OHIO (complaint) (settlement)
- STATE OF OHIO (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

LICKING COUNTY HAS VIOLATED THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ITS  NPDES PERMIT SINCE 1992 OR EARLIER AND APPARENTLY TOOK NO    STEPS TO CORRECT THOSE VIOLATIONS UNTIL U.S. EPA ISSUED ITS  FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ON DECEMBER 12, 1994. IN AUGUST   1995, LICKING COUNTY CERTIFIED THAT IT WAS IN COMPLIANCE.    DESPITE THIS CERTIFICATION, VIOLATIONS OF EFFLUENT LIMITA-   TIONS, MONITORING REQUIREMENTS AND THE PROHIBITION ON BYPASS ING AND OVERLOWS PERSIST. ON FEBRUARY 6, 1997, U.S. EPA      ISSUED A SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER REQUIRING LICKING       COUNTY TO ELIMINATE ANY FUTURE BYPASSES OR OVERFLOWS.        LICKING COUNTY HAS NOTIFIED U.S. EPA OF ITS INTENT TO COMPLY WITH THIS ORDER. HOWEVER, SINCE THE EFFLUENT AND MONITORING  VIOLATIONS WERE NOT RESOLVED BY THE DECEMBER 12, 1994 ORDER, U.S. EPA SEEKS A COURT ORDER REQUIRING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE   PLANT TO ELIMINATE THESE VIOLATIONS. IN ADDITION, U.S. EPA   REQUESTS THAT WORK REQUIRED UNDER THE FEBRUARY 6, 1997       ORDER TO ELIMINATE BYPASSING/OVERFLOWS BE INCORPORATED INTO  THE SAME COURT ORDER. IN ADDITION, LICKING COUNTY HAS        VIOLATED THE SLUDGE STANDARDS IN 40 C.F.R. PART 503.THE      REGION HAS PREPARED A DRAFT CONSENT DECREE TO PRESENT TO     LICKING COUNTY.  WE ARE CURRENTLY WAITING FOR COMMENTS ONH   THE DRAFT FROM THE OHIO AC'S OFFICE.

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