Record · Enforcement
correspondence
edoc-3170036
Fields
agency
U.S. EPA, Region 5
instrument
correspondence
case_no
3:14-CV-02551-JZ
respondent
City of Lima, Ohio
facility
Lima Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP)
permit_no
—
issued_date
2017-08-07
effective_date
—
supersedes
—
penalty_usd
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stipulated_penalties
Stipulated penalties requested to be waived due to force majeure event (direct lightning strike to Lima WWTP on July 22, 2017).
status
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summary
Two letters from Michael H. Caprella, Director of Utilities, City of Lima, Ohio, to U.S. EPA Region 5. The August 7, 2017 letter invokes the force majeure provisions (Paragraphs 58, 64, 65, and 69) of the Lima Consent Decree (Case 3:14-CV-02551-JZ), requesting that noncompliance caused by a direct lightning strike to the Lima WWTP on July 22, 2017 be excused and that any stipulated penalties be waived. The July 31, 2017 letter is the underlying incident report detailing the lightning strike, resulting loss of power and discharge to the Ottawa River, and the remedial measures taken to restore plant operations.
note
Reference block on the letter cites the decree as 'CASE: 3:14-CV-02551-JZ Doc #5 Filed: 01/13/15' — the trailing text identifies ONE filing inside the case, not the case. `case_no` holds the case number alone so this row joins the decree extraction (edoc-412983.order.yaml) and the other instruments in the chain.
obligations
- requirement Force majeure notification and request to excuse noncompliance and waive stipulated penalties resulting from direct lightning strike to Lima WWTP on July 22, 2017, pursuant to Paragraphs 58, 64, 65, and 69 of the Lima Consent Decree.
- deadline —
- status pending — waiver requested
- requirement Incident report (Part VII, Section A, 34) for discharge to Ottawa River caused by lightning strike on July 22, 2017; Incident ID# 1707EPA0000654-i001. Report filed July 31, 2017.
- deadline —
- status filed 2017-07-31
⚠ Gaps in the record
- Document package contains two letters: one dated August 7, 2017 (force majeure/penalty waiver request) and one dated July 31, 2017 (incident report/notification); both are correspondence referencing the Lima Consent Decree.
- Discharge amount is listed as 'Unknown' in the incident report.
- OCR layer had several digit errors; dates and case number verified against image.
Where it connects
oepa/lima/edoc-3170036.order.yaml · p.1 · oepa