# TWIN FALLS (MUN) - CIC
> **Judicial** · FY1983 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `53978`
- **Case Number:** 10-1983-0007
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $22K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- TWIN FALLS, IDAHO CITY OF (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

ON 10/21/80, THE US DISTRICT CT FOR THE DISTRICT OF IDAHO  ENTERED A STIPULATION AND CD IN SETTLEMENT OF A CLEAN WATER  ACT CIVIL ACTION THAT THE US HAD FILED AGAINST THE CITY OF   TWIN FALLS ON 9/10/76.  THE CIVIL ACTION HAD BEEN TAKEN IN   RESPONSE TO RECURRENT DISCHARGES OF UNTREATED WASTEWATER AND OTHER SERIOUS VIOLATIONS OF THE CITY'S NPDES PERMIT IN THE   OPERATION OF ITS MUNICIPAL TREATMENT PLANT.                    THE 1980 CD, AS MODIFIED BY A 6/30/82 STIPULATION, RE-     QUIRED THE CITY TO PROMPLY CARRY OUT CONSTRUCTION OF NEW     TREATMENT FACILTIES (FUNDED LARGELY BY AN EPA CONSTRUCTION   GRANT), NEET SPECIFIED INTERIM AND FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITS,    AND MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE STAFF TO OPERATE ITS TREATMENT      PLANT.  TWIN FALLS VIOLATED EACH OF THESE REQUIREMENTS.      STIPULATED PENALTIES WERE PROVIDED FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE     DECREE.  A  FORCE MAJEURE  SECTION OF THE 10/21/80 DECREE    WOULD EXCUSE A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF THESE VIOLATIONS,      PARTICULARLY THE CITY'S DELAYS IN COMPLETING CONSTRUCTION OF ITS EXPANDED TREATMENT PLANT.  OTHER VIOLATIONS, HOWEVER,    SUCH AS EFFLUENT VIOLATIONS CAUSED BY HEAVY INFLUENT LOAD-   INGS TO THE TREATMENT PLANT FROM LOCAL INDUSTRY, WERE CAUSED BY FACTORS WITHIN THE CITY'S CONTROL.  ASSESSMENT OF         STIPULATED PENALTIES FOR THESE VIOLATIONS BOTH EFFECTUATES   EPA'S DUTY TO THE COURT TO ASSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE CD.

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