# NORTHEAST REGIONAL SEWER DISTRICT
> **Judicial** · FY1998 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `31346`
- **Case Number:** 05-1998-0788
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $30K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $60.00M
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- NORTHEAST REGIONAL SEWER DISTRICT (settlement)
## Summary

THE NORTHEAST OHIO REGIONAL SEWER DISTRICT HAD CONSTRUCTED A WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT USING A RELATIVELY UNTESTED       PHYSICAL-CEHMICAL PROCESS.  BECAUSE OF REPEATED FAILURES OF  THE SYSTEM, THE DISTRICT EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS VIOLATIONS OF  ITS NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM ( NPDES  PERMIT.  AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEMS     WITH THE SYSTEM, THE DISTRICT DECIDED TO REPLACE IT WITH A   BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT SYSTEM.  FOLLOWING INSTALLATION OF THE  NEW SYSTEM, THE DISTRICT CONSISTENLY REMAINED IN COMPLIANCE  WITH THE LIMITATIONS OF ITS NPDES PERMIT.

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