# YORK, CITY OF
> **Judicial** · FY1985 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `9843`
- **Case Number:** 03-1985-0044
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $175K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- YORK, CITY OF (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THE YORK POTW SERVES 7 COMMUNITIES (ALL OF THE CITY YORK  PLUS PART OF NORTH YORK BORO, WEST YORK BORO, SPRING GARDEN  TWP, MANCHESTER TWP, WEST MANCHESTER TWP & YORK TWP) W/A     COMBINED POPULATION OF APROX 100,000.  APPROX 8% OF THE      PLANT'S INFLUENT FLOW IS CONTRIBUTED BY INDUSTRIAL DISCHAR-  GES METERED BY THE CITY OF YORK.                                THE YORK FACILITY HAS 2 PARALLEL TREATMENT TRAINS, A PURE OXYGEN ACTIVATED SLUDGE SYSTEM & A CONTACT STABILIZATION     SYSTEM.  TOTAL DESIGN FLOW FOR BOTH SYSTEMS IS 26 MGD.  YORK HAS 2 PERMITTED DISCHARGES, ONE FOR EACH TREATMENT TRAIN.    THE PLANT HAS A LONG HISTORY OF VIOLATING THE REQUIRED EF-   FLUENT LIMITATIONS FOR PHOSPHORUS, AMMONIA, BOD, & TSS AT    BOTH DISCHARGE OUTFALLS.                                        THE 1ST NPDES PERMIT FOR THIS PLANT WAS ISSUED BY EPA ON  11/18/74.  THE 2ND NPDES PERMIT WAS ISSUED BY THE PA DER ON  7/21/81.  THIS PERMIT WILL EXPIRE ON 7/21/86.  ON 9/21/81    EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER DUE TO YORK'S INABILITY   TO COMPLY W/THE PERMIT LIMITATIONS FOR BOD, AMMONIA, TSS &   PHOSPHORUS.  THE PLANT WAS NOT DESIGNED TO MEET THE PERMIT   LIMITATIONS FOR BOD & AMMONIA.  THE ORDER REQUIRED THAT YORK MEET LESS STRINGENT LIMITS FOR BOD.  NO EFFLUENT LIMITS OR   MONITORING REQUIREMENT WERE SET FOR AMMONIA.  THE LIMITA-    TIONS FOR TSS & PHOSPHORUS WERE THE SAME AS THOSE IN THE     PERMIT.                                                         THE DEF WAS ORDERED TO SUBMIT A FACI

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