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01-2017-2017Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2017· Region 01

EPA v. P J KEATING COMPANY

Final Order With Penalty

Case summary

P.J. Keating Company owns and operated a facility that mines stone and gravel, conducts trap rock quarrying, processed sand, gravel, and stone, and produces concrete asphalt in Acushnet, Massachusetts. P.J. Keating Company failed to comply with the terms and conditions of the facility's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit, and with Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure regulations. P.J. Keating Company will pay a civil penalty of $140,000.

Defendants (1)

  • P.J. Keating CompanyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

  • PJ KEATING COMPANY

    72 SOUTH MAIN STREET, ACUSHNET, MA, 02743-2837

    Registry ID: 110001958935

  • PJ KEATING COMPANY

    72 SOUTH MAIN STREET, ACUSHNET, MA, 02743-2837

    Registry ID: 110001958935

Statutes cited

  • CWA 301/307Effluent Limitations - NPDES Toxic & Pretreatment Effluent Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • P J KEATING COMPANYentered 2017-08-24

    Primary law: CWA

    Federal penalty: $140,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 2017-08-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2017-08-24Final Order Issued
  • 2017-08-24Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2017-08-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3601136858
Case number
01-2017-2017
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
01
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Effluent Limitations - NPDES Toxic & Pretreatment Effluent Standards

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 01-2017-2017 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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