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HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 50

Judicial · FY1997 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 37692

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Case

Case Number
06-1997-0867
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
DOJ Docket
90-5-1-1-4505
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N
Self-disclosure
N

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Summary

1. SECTION 309 OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319. 2. HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 50 P.O. BOX 3529 CROSBY, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77532 3. HCMUD SERVES A SMALL MINORITY COMMUNITY THAT HAS DEVELOP- ED NORTHEAT OF HOUSTON NEAR THE TOWN OF CROSBY, TX. THE AREA SERVED HAS A POPULATION OF AROUND 2500 PEOPLE. THE DISTRICT IS GOVERNED BY A FIVE MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT. THE DIRECTORS MAKE DECISIONS RE- GARDING HIRING CONSULTANT FIRMS AND PLANT OPERATORS AND REGARDING FUNDING OF PROJECTS TO IMPLEMENT COMPLIANCE. THEY WORK FROM A SMALL, YET ADEQUATE, TAX BASE AND WITH A LIMITED BUDGET. THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT CONSISTS OF A HEADWORKS WITH GRIT REMOVAL, A RACE TRACK TYPE OF ACTIVATED SLUDGE SECONDARY TREATMENT UNIT, TWO CLARIFIERS AND A CHLORINATION UNIT. THE COLLECTION SYSTEM HAS APPROXIMATE- LY 52,000 LINEAR FEET OF LINE. THE SYSTEM IS SERVED BY A LIFT STATION THAT PUMPS THE SEWAGE TO THE PLANT.

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