# HOUSTON, CITY OF
> **Judicial** · FY1988 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `34389`
- **Case Number:** 06-1988-0147
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $51K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- HOUSTON, CITY OF (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

CASE SYNOPSIS:                                               THIS LITIGATION REPORT IS IN SUPPORT OF A REQUEST FOR A      CIVIL ACTION AGAINST THE CITY OF HOUSTON, TX TO ENFORCE SEC- TION 301 OF THE CWA, 33 USC 1311.  THIS LITIGATION REPORT    CONCERNS LUDGE WASHOUTS AT THE CITY'S NORTHSIDE WASTE WATER  TREATMENT PLANT DURING THE MONTHS OF JUNE AND JULY 1987.     THE NORTHSIDE PLANT CONSISTS OF THE NORTHSIDE EAST PLANT     (SEWAGE TREATMENT) AND THE NORTHSIDE WEST PLANT.  THE CITY   HAD CONVERTED AND WAS UTILIZING THE NORTHSIDE WEST PLANT     AS A SLUDGE THICKENING AND DIGESTION PLANT.  SUPERNATANT     FROM THE PLANT WAS NORMALLY DISCHARGED INTO THE NORTHSIDE    EAST PLANT FOR FURTHER TREATMENT PRIOR TO DISCHARGE.  THE    DATA OBTAINED THROUGH ORDER FOR INFORMATION DOCKET NO.       VI-88-1115 SHOWS THAT THE CITY WASHED 477 TONS OF SLUDGE     FROM THE NORTHSIDE WEST PLANT THROUGH THE NORTHSIED EAST     PLANT AND DISCHARGED THE SLUDGE THROUGH THE NORTHISED EAST   PLANT OUTFALL INTO THE RECEIVING STREAM.  THE PERMIT LIMIT   FOR THE NORTHSIDE EAST PLANT OUTFALL INTO THE RECEIVING      STREAM.  THE PERMIT LIMIT FOR THE NORTHSIDE EAST PLANT IS    3.4 TONS PER DAY OR 102 TONS PER MONTH.  IT WAS CLEARLY      WITHIN THE CITY'S ABILITY TO DISPOSE OF THE SLUDGE IN THE    PROPER MANNER RATHER THAN DISCHARGE THE PLANT EFFLUENT INTO  THE RECEIVING STREAM.                                        *                                                            THIS CIVIL ACTION REQUEST ALSO CONCE

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