# WEST MEMPHIS, CITY OF UTILITY COMMISSION
> **Judicial** · FY1983 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `33756`
- **Case Number:** 06-1983-0013
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $30K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- ARKANSAS, STATE OF (complaint) (settlement)
- WEST MEMPHIS UTILITY COMMISSION (complaint) (settlement)
- WEST MEMPHIS, ARK. CITY OF (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

DESCRIPTION OF THE FACILITY:                                      THE MAIN SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT (STP) IS A 4.5 MGD FA-  CILITY THAT PROVIDES PRIMARY TREATMENT PRIOR TO DISCHARGING  TO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. SPECIFICALLY, THE FACILITY CON-    SISTS OF HEADWORKS AND CLARIFIERS. SLUDGE IS TREATED BY WET  AIR OXIDATION (ZIMPRO PROCESS) PRIOR TO APPLICATION TO       SLUDGE DRYING BEDS.                                          BASIS OF ALLEGED VIOLATION:                                       FACTUAL BASIS:                                               THE WEST MEMPHIS UTILITY COMMISSION RECEIVED A STEP 1   GRANT AWARD TO DEVELOP A FACILITIES PLAN IN JUNE OF 1975.    DURING THE NEXT FOUR YEARS THE COMMISSION ONLY COMPLETED AN  INFLOW AND INFILTRATION ANALYSIS AND A SEWER SYSTEM EVALUA-  TION SURVEY. THEY DID NOT BEGIN DEVELOPING FACILITIES PLAN-  NING DOCUMENTATION UNTIL EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER  (DOCKET NO. VI-79-100) ON DECEMBER 17, 1979. THE ORDER RE-   QUIRED THE COMMISSION TO SUBMIT ADEQUATE FACILITIES PLANNING DOCUMENTS TO THE ARKANSAS DEPT. OF POLLUTION CONTROL AND     ECOLOGY (ADPCE) BY MAY 31, 1980. THE COMMISSION SUBMITTED    DOCUMENTS TO THE ADPCE ON MAY 30, 1980; HOWEVER THE DOCU-    MENTS SUBMITTED WERE DEFICIENT IN A VARIETY OF WAYS. EPA     EXTENDED THE SUBMITTAL DEADLINE UNTIL AUGUST 31, 1981,       THROUGH AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (DOCKET NO. VI-81-741) IS-   SUED MARCH 30, 1981. THE COMMISSION WAS STILL UNABLE TO      SUBMIT ACCEPTABLE FACILITIES PLANNIN

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