EPA v. Cives Corporation
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
This information request and administrative compliance order is being issued to address violations of the NYSDEC SPDES Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) identified during a July 12, 2019 inspection of the Respondent's Steel Fabrication Facility located in Gouverneur, NY. Violations identified include failure to conduct and document quarterly BMP inspections, quarterly visual monitoring, annual dry weather inspections, annual training, and failure to implement corrective actions in response to continual benchmark exceedances of metals, including iron, as required by the MSGP. The Order requires the facility to comply with the terms and conditions of the MSGP.
Defendants (1)
- Cives CorporationNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
CIVES STEEL COMPANY
40 FACTORY STREET, GOUVERNEUR, NY, 13642
Registry ID: 110000326086
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Cives Corporationentered 2019-08-27
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2019-08-27Final Order Issued
- 2019-08-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2020-01-28Enforcement Action Closed
- 2020-01-28NPDES Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3601955966
- Case number
- 02-2019-3041
- 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 02-2019-3041 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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