EPA v. Sims Metal Management
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
Respondent operates a recyclable materials and salt processing facility located on Calcutta Street in Newark, NJ that failed to notify NJDEP of a new pollutant source and failed to obtain permit coverage for stormwater discharges associated with salt pile runoff, in violation of NJPDES Scrap Metal Processing/Auto Recycling (SM2) General Stormwater Permit and Section 301 of the CWA. Stormwater discharges from the site to Elizabeth Channel via catch basins on site.
Defendants (1)
- Sims Metal ManagementNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
METAL MANAGEMENT NORTHEAST INC
PORT NEWARK TERMINAL, NEWARK, NJ, 07114
Registry ID: 110031777209
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Sims Metal Managemententered 2012-02-23
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2012-02-23Enforcement Action Closed
- 2012-02-23Final Order Issued
- 2012-03-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3000000707
- Case number
- 02-2012-3026
- 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 02-2012-3026 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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