EPA v. NORTH AMERICAN PHILIPS CORPORATION

Case summary

PHILIPS ELMET, A BRANCH OFFICE OF NORTH AMERICAN PHILIPS CORPORATION, HAS FAILED TO INSTALL PRETREATMENT SUFFICIENT FOR THE FACILITY TO MEET THE PSES FOR THE PRIMARY TUNGSTEN SUBCATEGORY OF THE NON-FERROUS METALS MANUFACTURING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY AND THE REFRACTORY METALS FORMING SUBCATEGORY OF THE NON-FERROUS METALS FORMING AND METAL POWDERS POINT SOURCE. THE COMPANY WAS LATE COMPLYING WITH 40 CFR S403.12 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR ITS REFRACTORY METALS FORMING PROCESSES AND HAS FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR ITS PRIMARY TUNGSTEN PROCESSES. THE FACILITY HAS PERIODICALLY VIOLATED THE LOCAL EFFLUENT STANDARDS AS WELL.

Defendants (1)

• NORTH AMERICAN PHILIPS CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• PHILIPS ELMET

  1560 LISBON ST., LEWISTON, ME, 04240

  Registry ID: 110000314507

• PHILIPS ELMET

  1560 LISBON ST., LEWISTON, ME, 04240

  Registry ID: 110000314507

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• NORTH AMERICAN PHILLIPS CORPentered 1992-09-02

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $500,000

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1990-07-31Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1990-09-24Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1991-10-07Complaint Filed With Court
• 1992-09-02Final Order Lodged
• 1992-09-02Final Order Entered
• 1992-09-02Concluded
• 1994-12-13Enforcement Action Closed