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Post Point Water Treatment Plant

Administrative - Formal · FY2018 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 3601371795

Penalty
Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
10-2018-0281
Type
Administrative - Formal
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

On May 15, 2018, Region 10 filed an expedited settlement agreement which both initiated and concluded an administrative action against the Post Point Wastewater Treatment Plant in Bellingham, Washington for violations of CAA 112(r) Risk Management Program requirements. Respondent failed to comply with several risk management program requirements that apply to its use of chlorine. Most importantly, Post Point Wastewater Treatment Plant failed to have robust training and operating procedures for their operators to avoid process upsets and adequate compliance audits to identify and resolve compliance issues in preventing a chlorine release that could impact the community surrounding its facility. A plan provides important information to emergency responders and planners that include accurate chemical quantities, emergency contacts and demonstrate operation and maintenance of the chlorination system process at its facility. The municipality agreed to pay a penalty of $13,120.

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