# USL-CITY ENVIRONMENTAL
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2000 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `32566`
- **Case Number:** 05-2000-0565
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $155K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $3K
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- USL-CITY ENVIRONMENTAL (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

IN SEPTEMBER 1977, RESPONDENT BEGAN OPERATION OF A NEW WASTE STABILIZATION FACILITY UNDER INTERIM STATUS, AND INSTALLED A CARBON SYSTEM AS A CONTROL DEVICE.  THE                      REGULATIONS REQUIRED AN ENCLOSED COMBUSTION DEVICE.  NO      BASIS OF DESIGN (RECORD) WAS MAINTAINED FOR THE CONTROL      DEVICE.  UPON TESTING THE DEVICE AND FINDING IT DID NOT MEET THE REGULATORY PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT (95% CONTROL), THE    FACILITY BEGAN IN JUNE 1998 TO TREAT THE WASTE IN CON-       TAINERS.  EMISSIONS WERE GENERATED DURING TREATMENT WHICH    WERE NOT CONTROLLED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, THEN ROUTED TO THE EXISTING UTILITY BOILER.  THE BOILER WAS SHOWN NOT TO MEET   THE MINUMUM TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT AT ALL TIMES WHEN WASTE  WAS BEING TREATED.

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