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02-2019-3016Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2019· Region 02

EPA v. C&Y Group East Coast, Inc.

Final Order No Penalty

Case summary

Respondent operate a scrap metal processing operation. On December 3, 2018, EPA conducted an inspection and identified that the Respondent conducts industrial activity regulated under 40 C.F.R. 122.26 and discharges stormwater associated with industrial activity to Newark Bay via the City of Newark's Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4). At the time of the inspection, the Facility did not have coverage under a NJPDES Permit. This Order serves to require the Facility to obtain NJPDES permit coverage for the unpermitted stormwater discharges associated with the industrial operations.

Defendants (1)

  • C&Y Group East Coast, Inc.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • C&Y GROUP EAST COAST, INC.

    150 SAINT CHARLES STREET, NEWARK, NJ, 07105

    Registry ID: 110070389227

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • C&Y Group East Coast, Inc.entered 2018-12-27

    Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 2018-12-27Final Order Issued
  • 2019-02-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2019-03-01NPDES Closed
  • 2019-03-01Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3601734564
Case number
02-2019-3016
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
02
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2019-3016 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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