EPA v. ARMCO INCORPORATED
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$800,000
Case summary
VIOLATIONS OF NPDES PERMIT EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS BY THE NATION'S FIFTH LARGEST STEEL PRODUCER. DEFENDANT AND EPA REGION III HAVE SIGNED A CONSENT DECREE WHICH IS CURRENTLY AT EPA HEADQUARTERS FOR FURTHER PROCESSING. THE CONSENT DECREE PROVIDES FOR THE PAYMENT OF CIVIL PENALTY, A COMPLIANCE PROGRAM AND STIPULATED PENALTIES.
Defendants (1)
- ARMCO INCORPORATEDNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
AK STEEL - BUTLER WORKS
BANTAM AVENUE, BUTLER, PA, 160030832
Registry ID: 110022801137
Statutes cited
- CWA 309 — Violation of Existing AO
Enforcement conclusions (1)
ARMCO, INC.entered 1989-02-24
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $800,000
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 1987-06-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1987-06-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1987-10-19Complaint Filed With Court
- 1989-02-24Final Order Lodged
- 1989-02-24Final Order Entered
- 1989-02-24Concluded
- 1991-12-10Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 11196
- Case number
- 03-1987-0128
- DOJ docket
- 90-5-1-1-2944
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- EPA region
- 03
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Violation of Existing AO
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-1987-0128 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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