# WILLMAR, CITY OF
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1997 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `30379`
- **Case Number:** 05-1997-0457
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $1K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $3.30M
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- CITY OF WILLMAR (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

COMPLAINT FOR EXCESSIVE LEVELS OF MOLYBDENUM IN SEWAGE SLUDG E APPLIED TO LAND.                                           THE CITY OF WILLMAR WTTP LAND APPLIED SEWAGE SLUDGE CONTAINI NG MOLYBDENUM IN EXCESS OF CEILING CONCENTRATION LIMITS.  SI NCE THE WTTP'S SLUDGE STORAGE CAPACITY WAS LIMITED, IT WOULD  BE FORCED TO LAND APPLY SLUDGE PRIOR TO RECEIVING SAMPLING  RESULTS, AND REGARDLESS OF SAMPLING RESULTS.  THE CITY HAS C ONSTRUCTED A NEW SLUDGE STORAGE FACILITY AT A COST OF $3.3 M ILLION, GIVING IT 5 TO 6 MONTHS OF STORAGE CAPACITY AND ENOU GH TIME TO RECEIVE SAMPLING RESULTS AND TO TAKE APPROPRIATE  MEASURES TO PREVENT LAND APPLICATION OF SLUDGE WITH EXCESS L EVELS OF CONTAMINANTS.                                       THE CITY AND EPA AGREED TO SETTLE THE $2,000 PEANLTY CLAIM F OR $1,250.

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