# BRIDGEPORT MUN INCIN (CIC)
> **Judicial** · FY1983 · — · Litigated With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `62`
- **Case Number:** 01-1983-0004
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Litigated With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $68K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- BRIDGEPORT, CITY OF (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

NATURE OF THE CASE                                          DEFENDANT IS A CONNECTICUT MUNICIPALITY WITH A POPULATION  OF ABOUT 143,000.  DEF'S EAST SIDE INCINERATOR CURRENTLY     EMITS POLLUTANTS IN VIOLATION OF THE APPLICABLE CONN. STATE  IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (SIP) PARTICULATE EMISSION AND OPACITY   STANDARDS.  PARTICULATES ARE BEING EMITTED AT 3.3 TIMES THE  ALLOWABLE RATE.  THE ALLOWABLE SIP OPACITY STANDARD IS 20%,  AND SMOKE READINGS TAKEN ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS HAVE SHOWN    VIOLATION OF THE OPACITY STANDARD WITH READINGS FROM 34% TO  53%.                                                           THE AIR QUALITY CONTROL REGION IN WHICH BRIDGEPORT IS LOC- ATED IS NONATTAINMENT FOR THE SECONDARY NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS FOR PARTICULATES.  THUS, SINCE BRIDGEPORT  IS NOT IN A PRIMARY NONATTAINMENT AREA, THE 1982 DATE        ENFORCEMENT POLICY DOES NOT APPLY.                                CAUSE OF ACTION                                           THE U.S. DIST CT FOR THE DIST OF CONN RENDERED A JUDGMENT  AGAINST DEFENDANT IN DEC. 1977 AFTER EPA FILED SUIT FOR THE  ABOVE-MENTIONED VIOLATIONS.  THE CT'S JUDGMENT REQUIRED THE  INCINERATOR TO BE CLOSED BY 4/1/78.  THE INCINERATOR IS      STILL OPERATING AND THE VIOLATIONS ARE CONTINUING AT THE     SAME LEVEL THEY WERE AT THE TIME OF THE COURT'S JUDGMENT.    THE 1977 JUDGMENT CONTAINED NO STIPULATED PENALTY PROVISION.      PROPOSED REMEDY                                           THIS ACTION PETITIONS THE CT TO HOLD 

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