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01-2019-2041Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2019· Region 01

EPA v. GBC METALS dba SOMERS THIN STRIP

Final Order With Penalty

Case summary

7/2/19 On July 2, 2019, Region 1 initiated and finalized a settlement with GBC Metals, LLC, d/b/a Somers Thin Strip Brass Group where the company has agreed to pay a $11,796 penalty for past violations and to take certain actions designed to minimize the re-occurrence of future unauthorized discharges in accordance with an administrative order issued by EPA on April 18, 2019. Somers Thin Strip Brass discharged untreated or partially treated wastewater via an outfall of the City of Waterbury, Connecticut's municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) to the Naugatuck River without authorization of an NPDES permit.

Defendants (1)

  • GBC Metals dba Somers Thin StripNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • WIELAND ROLLED PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA, LLC

    215 PIEDMONT STREET, WATERBURY, CT, 06706

    Registry ID: 110033642547

Statutes cited

  • CWA 301NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • GBC METALS dba SOMERS THIN STRIPentered 2019-07-02

    Primary law: CWA

    Federal penalty: $11,796

Timeline (5 milestones)

  • 2019-07-02Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2019-07-02Final Order Issued
  • 2019-07-08Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2019-07-08NPDES Closed
  • 2019-08-01Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3601920888
Case number
01-2019-2041
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
01
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 01-2019-2041 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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