# City of Joplin
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2022 · — · Final Order No Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `3603198961`
- **Case Number:** 07-2022-0015
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order No Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** —
## Defendants
- City of Joplin (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

The City of Joplin operates the Turkey Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, which has repeatedly land-applied biosolids with zinc and/or cadmium concentrations that exceeded regulatory limits. On one occasion, crops were harvested within thirty days of biosolids application, also a violation of the biosolids regulations.  The EPA and the City of Joplin have entered into an agreement to implement a new operating procedure for the land application of biosolids that will prevent future violations of applicable ceiling concentrations.

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