EPA v. RIBCO INDUSTRIES, INC.

Case summary

THE REGION PROPOSES THE FILING OF A CIVIL ACTION FOR IN- JUNCTIVE RELIEF AND PENALTIES UNDER SECTION 309(B) AND (D) OF THE CWA, 33 USC 1319(B) AND (D), AGAINST RIBCO INDUS- TRIES, INC. FOR VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL PRETREATMENT STAN- DARDS. RIBCO IS SUBJECT TO THESE STANDARDS BECAUSE IT IS AN INDUSTRIAL USER OF A PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS. RIBCO DISCHARGES APPROXIMATELY 55,000 GALLONS PER DAY OF INDUS- TRIAL WASTEWATER FROM ITS ELECTROPLATING AND METAL FINISHING FACILITY IN PROVIDENCE, R.I. OF THIS AMOUNT, IT DISCHARGES APPROXIMATELY 20,000 GALLONS PER DAY OF ELECTROPLATING AND METAL FINISHING PROCESS WASTEWATER. THE WASTEWATER IS DIS- CHARGES INTO THE FIELD'S POINT WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OERATED BY THE NARRAGANSETT BAY COMMISSSION IN PROVIDENCE, R.I.

Defendants (1)

• RIBCO INDUSTRIES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• RIBCO MANUFACTURING INCORPORATED

  192 GEORGIA AVE., PROVIDENCE, RI, 02905

  Registry ID: 110000312929

Statutes cited

• CWA 308 — Information Request, Records, Entry
• CWA 307D — Clean Water Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• RIBCO INDUSTRIES, INC..entered 1988-12-19

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $75,000

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 1988-03-25Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1988-08-18Complaint Filed With Court
• 1988-12-19Final Order Lodged
• 1988-12-19Final Order Entered
• 1988-12-19Concluded
• 1990-05-10Enforcement Action Closed