EPA v. International Used Auto Parts, Inc.

Case summary

Respondent owns and operates an automobile recycling facility located on Avenue P in Newark, NJ and failed to implement the SPPP, failed to berm the vehicle processing area, 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. The final administrative penalty order includes a penalty for violations identified as a result of the 11/21/11 inspection. Injunctive relief has already been included in the CCDS for Administrative Order CWA-02-2012-3017.

Defendants (1)

• International Used Auto Parts, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• INTERNATIONAL USED AUTO PARTS INC

  449 AVE P, NEWARK, NJ, 07105-4800

  Registry ID: 110015151903

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• International Used Auto Parts, Inc.entered 2013-01-31

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $5,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2012-07-11Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2012-07-12Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2013-01-31Enforcement Action Closed
• 2013-01-31Final Order Issued