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02-2012-3017Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2012· Region 02

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 301NPDES Discharge without a Permit
  • CWA 301/402NPDES 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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