EPA v. International Used Auto Parts, Inc.
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
Respondent operates an automobile recycling facility located on Avenue P in Newark, NJ and failed to fully implement the SPPP, failed to berm the vehicle processing area that would prevent spills from entering a catch basin, failed to store batteries and engine blocks under cover protected from stormwater, in violation of NJPDES Scrap Metal Processing/Auto Recycling (SM2) General Stormwater Permit. Stormwater discharges from the site to Newark Bay via a catch basin located on Avenue P.
Defendants (1)
- International Used Auto Parts, Inc.Named in settlement
Facilities (1)
INTERNATIONAL USED AUTO PARTS INC
449 AVE P, NEWARK, NJ, 07105-4800
Registry ID: 110015151903
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
International Used Auto Parts, Inc.entered 2012-01-12
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2012-01-12Enforcement Action Closed
- 2012-01-12Final Order Issued
- 2012-02-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 2600095680
- Case number
- 02-2012-3017
- 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 02-2012-3017 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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