EPA v. ALTO-TRONICS

Case summary

REGION PROPOSES FILING OF CIVIL ACTION FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AND PENALTIES UNDER SEC 309(B) & (D) OF CWA, AGAINST ALTO- TRONICS CORP FOR VIOLATIONS OF PRETREATMENT STANDARDS TO WHICH THE CORP IS SUBJECT AS AN INDUSTRIAL USER OF A POTW. ALTO-TRONICS DISCHARGES APPROX. 141,430 GPD OF PROCESS WASTEWATER FROM ITS PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD MANUFACTURING FA- CILITY IN BURLINGTON, MA, INTO PUBLIC SEWERS LEADING INTO THE METROPOLITAN DIST COMM (MDC). ALTO-TRONICS HAS VIOLATED & CONTINUES TO VIOLATE THE LIMITATIONS & OTHER REQUIREMENTS PLACED ON ITS DISCHARGE BY MDC. IT ALSO VIOLATED THE RE- QUIREMENTS & LIMITATIONS CONTAINED IN ITS MDC PERMIT WHILE THAT WAS IN EFFECT. THE COMPANY HAS FAILED TO MEET THE COP- PER & LEAD ELCETROPLATING PRETREATMENT STDS, WHICH BECAME BINDING ON APR 27, 1984, FOR EXISTING NON-INTEGRATED ELEC- TROPLATERS. FINALLY, ALTO-TRONICS FAILED TO SUBMIT TO EPA A BMR DETAILING THE COMPANY'S OPERATIONS & SAMPLING RESULTS, IDENTIFYING APPLICABLE PRETREATMENT STDS, & INCLUDING A COMPLIANCE SCHEDULE. EPA IS SEEKING PENALTIES FOR PAST VIOLATIONS OF SECTIONS 307 & 308 OF THE CWA, AND SEEKS A COURT ORDER TO ENSURE COM- PLIANCE W/NATIONAL PRETREATMENT STANDARDS, REPORTING REQUIRE MENTS, AND LOCAL STDS.

Defendants (1)

• ALTO-TRONICS CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ALTO TRONICS CORPORATION

  71 THIRD AVENUE, BURLINGTON, MA, 01803

  Registry ID: 110000880075

Statutes cited

• CWA 309 — Violation of Existing AO
• CWA 308 — Information Request, Records, Entry
• CWA 301/307 — Effluent Limitations - NPDES Toxic & Pretreatment Effluent Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ALTO-TRONICS CORPORATIONentered 1985-03-04

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $75,000

Timeline (8 milestones)

• 1984-06-28Referred To Headquarters
• 1984-08-06Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1984-09-14Referred TO U.S. Attorney
• 1984-12-20Complaint Filed With Court
• 1985-03-04Final Order Lodged
• 1985-03-04Final Order Entered
• 1985-03-04Concluded
• 1991-06-30Enforcement Action Closed