EPA v. INVENSYS SYSTEMS INC

Case summary

On April 22, 2016, the Region entered into a Clean Water Act Order on Consent with a metal finishing operation, Invensys Systems, Inc. (Invensys), in Foxboro, Massachusetts. On July 17, 2015, EPA issued an NPDES permit to Invensys which superseded the previously-issued permit. The reissued permit contains effluent limitations for copper, lead, cadmium, zinc, aluminum, tetrachloroethylene, trichloroethylene and whole effluent toxicity, among other things. On September 4, 2015, Invensys Systems filed a petition for review with the Environmental Appeals Board and the permit was stayed in its entirety. Negotiations between EPA and Invensys resulted in an agreement that the petition for review would be withdrawn and EPA would issue this Administrative Consent Order allowing for a reasonable time frame for achieving compliance with the permit conditions.

Defendants (1)

• Invensys Systems IncNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SYSTEMS USA, INC

  38 NEPONSET AVE., FOXBORO, MA, 02035

  Registry ID: 110000310565

• SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SYSTEMS USA, INC

  38 NEPONSET AVE., FOXBORO, MA, 02035

  Registry ID: 110000310565

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• INVENSYS SYSTEMS INCentered 2016-04-22

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2016-04-22Final Order Issued
• 2016-05-26Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2020-04-02Enforcement Action Closed
• 2020-04-02NPDES Closed