# SWAN SEPTIC SERVICE
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2001 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `32758`
- **Case Number:** 05-2001-0076
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $7K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- SWAN SEPTIC SERVICE (complaint) (settlement)
- SWAN, DARLENE (settlement)
- SWAN, THOMAS (settlement)
## Summary

IMPROPER LAND APPLICATION OF DOMESTIC SEPTAGE.               ON MAY 8, 2001, U.S. EPA REGION 5 FILED AND ISSUED A         COMPLAINT AND NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING FOR ALLEGED  VIOLATIONS OF SECTION 405 (E) OF THE CWA.  THE COMPLAINT     ALLEGED THAT RESPONDENTS FAILED TO PREPARE AND MAINTAIN      DOMESTIC SEPTAGE APPLICATION RECORDS, COMPLY WITH APPLI-     CATION RATES, AND COMPLY WITH VECTOR ATTRACTION REDUCTION    REQUITION REQUIREMENTS.  U.S. EPA REGION 5 PROPOSED A        PENALTY OF $137, 500 IN THE COMPLAINT.                       DURING THE COURSE OF ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR),   THE RESPONDENTS SUBMITTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION TO SUPPORT   A CLAIM OF INABILITY TO PAY THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE PENALTY.  AS A RESULT OF THE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS CONDUCTED BY A U.S.    EPA ANALYST, LITIGATION RISK, AND COST OF CONDUCTING A       HEARING IN MICHIGAN.  U.S. EPA AND RESPONDENTS AGREED TO     RESOLVE THE CASE THROUGH RESPONDENTS PAYING A CASH PENALTY   OF $7,000.                                                   THE CAFO DOCUMENTS THIS SETTLEMENT AND REQUIRES RESPONDENT   TO PAY THE $7,000 IN STALLMENTS WITH INTEREST 30, 360, AND   720 DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE CAFT.  REGION 5     FILED THE CAFO WITH THE REGIONAL HEARING CLERK ON NOVERMBER  20, 2001, AND, BY ITS TERMS, THE CAFO IS EFFECTIVE ON        DECEMBER 20, 2001.

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