EPA v. Tonawanda Coke Corporation
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
Respondent failed to properly operate and maintain its facility; there were pipe leaks, corroded tanks, flow meters that were not calibrated, and the pretreatment flow meter was in the wrong location. Additionally, per DEC sampling, the Respondent violated a Total Suspended Solids limitation at Outfall 002 in November 2009, April and June 2010 and are violating pretreatment limits for Cyanide and Ammonia for discharges to the POTW. This action alters schedules required in a previous Administrative Order CWA-02-2010-3012 and also addresses additional non compliance.
Defendants (1)
- Tonawanda Coke CorporationNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
TONAWANDA COKE CORP
3875 RIVER ROAD, TONAWANDA, NY, 14150
Registry ID: 110000326772
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Tonawanda Coke Corporationentered 2010-08-06
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2010-08-06Final Order Issued
- 2010-08-06Enforcement Action Closed
- 2010-08-06NPDES Closed
- 2010-08-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 1800119480
- Case number
- 02-2010-3040
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- WGL
- EPA region
- 02
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2010-3040 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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