# EMERALD COAST UTILITIES AUTHORITY
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2019 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `3602084874`
- **Case Number:** 07-2019-0242
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** —
## Defendants
- EMERALD COAST UTILITIES AUTHORITY (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

Respondent offered approximately 195 dry tons of Class A bulk sewage sludge for land application, through distribution and marketing as compost, that exceeded the limitation for Salmonella, sp. bacteria in violation of Section 405 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. ? 1345 and regulations at 40 C.F.R. ? 503.15(a)(3).  Respondent reports that upon identifying that the bacteria limit in the compost was exceeded, Respondent took immediate steps to cease distribution of the compost, notify consumers who had received the compost of the contamination, and recollect the compost from each consumer

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