EPA v. CROWN CORK & SEAL COMPANY, INC.

Case summary

CROWN CORK & SEAL COMPANY, INC. VIOLATED THE NATIONAL CATEGORICAL STANDARDS FOR EXISTING CANMAKING FACILITIES SET FORTH AT 40 C.F.R. S465.44, BY DISCHARGING WASTEWATER WITH HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF FLOURIDE, MANGANESE, HYDROCARBON OIL AND GREASE AND TOTAL TOXICS ORGNAICS (TTO) INTO THE GREATER LAWRENCE SANITARY DISTRICT'S (GLSD) PUBLICALLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS (POTW). CROWN ALSO VIOLATED GLSD'S LOCAL LIMITATIONS, DEEMED PRETREATMENT STANDARDS UNDER SECTION 307(D) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT, 33 U.S.C. S1317(D), BY DISCHARGING WASTEWATER CONTAINING HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF FLOURIDE, SULFATES AND TOTAL OIL AND GREASE INTO THE GLSD. FINALLY, CROWN CORK & SEAL COMPANY, INC., VIOLATED THE GENERAL PRETREATMENT REGULATIONS BY FAILING TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN OF THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH AT 40 C.F.R. S 403.12.

Defendants (1)

• CROWN CORK & SEAL COMPANY, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CROWN CORK & SEAL COMPANY INCORPORATED

  155 SHEPARD STREET, LAWRENCE, MA, 01843

  Registry ID: 110000581184

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CROWN CORKentered 1992-06-04

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $100,000

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1989-11-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1990-06-05Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1990-08-05Complaint Filed With Court
• 1992-06-04Final Order Lodged
• 1992-06-04Final Order Entered
• 1992-06-04Concluded
• 1993-07-14Enforcement Action Closed