Seeking injunctive relief and penalties against the Defendants under Section 1423(b) of the SDWA. Violations include noncompliance with the Act's Underground Injection Control (UIC) regulations, specifically with Class V UIC regulations that banned new and existing large-capacity cesspools nationwide as of April 5, 2005. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Defendants will close 54 large-capacity cesspools pursuant to an enforceable schedule set forth in the Agreement, at a cost of approximately $16 million; will perform a list of SEPs valued at $1 million; and pay a civil penalty of $150,000. The SEPs are intended to reduce the quantity of nutrients harmful to water quality, including nitrogen, from entering the local groundwater at seven parks on Long Island.
The Amendment to Consent Judgment proposes to modify a constructed wetland SEP that Defendants agreed to perform at Captree State Park, in Suffolk County, New York. Under the Amendment, Defendants would install and operate an alternative waste treatment technology--a Nitrex System for sanitary waste treatment to benefit the Main Comfort Station and Restaurant.