EPA v. J.S. CHEM CORP.
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$25,000
Case summary
FAILURE TO APPLY FOR AN NPDES PERMIT. ******* THE CURRENT CASE WAS A CLASS II ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER AGAINST THE RESPONDENT FOR ITS FAILURE TO SEEK NPDES COVERAGE FOR ITS FACILITY'S STORM WATER DISCHARGES ASSOCIATED WITH INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY AND FOR ITS DISCHARGES WITHOUT A NPDES PERMIT FROM 12/30/98 TO 07/25/00. THE PROPOSED PENALTY WAS FOR $80,940 AND THE SETTLEMENT AMOUNT IS $25,000.
Defendants (1)
- J.S. CHEM CORPNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
J S CHEMICAL CORPORATION
ROAD 169 KM 4.5, GUAYNABO, PR, 00970
Registry ID: 110000581068
Statutes cited
- CWA 308 — Information Request, Records, Entry
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
J.S. CHEM CORP.entered 2001-11-27
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $25,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2000-08-03Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2000-08-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2001-11-27Final Order Issued
- 2001-11-27Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 7499
- Case number
- 02-2000-3407
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- CT
- EPA region
- 02
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Information Request, Records, Entry
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2000-3407 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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