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POTTSTOWN, BOROUGH OF

Judicial · FY1985 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 9830

$25K
Penalty
Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
03-1985-0030
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
DOJ Docket
90-5-1-1-2487A
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

BORO OF POTTSTOWN OWNS & OPERATES A 7.4 MGD SECONDARY SE- WAGE TREATMENT PLANT LOCATED IN THE BORO. POTTSTOWN IS AUTH ORIZED UNDER NPDES PERMIT # PA0026786 TO DISCHARGE WASTE- WATER FROM THE PLANT INTO THE SCHUYLKILL RIVER. POTTSTOWN HAS FAILED TO ESTABLISH & SUBMIT TO EPA AN APPROVABLE PRE- TREATMENT PROGRAM AS REQUIRED BY ITS NPDES PERMIT. EPA IS SEEKING AN INJUNCTION REQUIRING POTTSTOWN TO DE- VELOP & IMPLEMENT A PRETREATMENT PLAN & PAY A CIVIL PENALTY OF APPROXIMATELY $20,000.

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