EPA v. O'DONNELL-USEN FISHERIES CORPORATION
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$375,000
Case summary
THIS IS A CIVIL SUIT FOR DAMAGES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. THE COMPANY HAS VIOLATED S307 OF THE ACT BY FAILING TO PROPERLY PRETREAT ITS DISCHARGES TO THE GLOUCESTER POTW, RESULTING IN FAILURE TO MEET LOCAL LIMITS AND PASS THROUGH VIOLATIONS.
Defendants (1)
- O'DONNELL-USEN FISHERIES CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
O DONNELL-USEN FISHERIES CORP
60 COMMERCIAL ST, GLOUCESTER, MA, 01930
Registry ID: 110010622512
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/307 — Effluent Limitations - NPDES Toxic & Pretreatment Effluent Standards
Enforcement conclusions (1)
O'DONNELL-USEN FISHERIES CORPORATIONentered 1993-11-22
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $375,000
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 1989-07-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1989-07-20Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1989-10-03Complaint Filed With Court
- 1993-11-22Final Order Lodged
- 1993-11-22Final Order Entered
- 1993-11-22Concluded
- 1993-11-22Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 184
- Case number
- 01-1989-0021
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- WAT
- EPA region
- 01
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Effluent Limitations - NPDES Toxic & Pretreatment Effluent Standards
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 01-1989-0021 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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