EPA v. WHEELING PITTSBURGH STEEL CORPORATION
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$2,000,000
Case summary
THE WHEELING-PITTSBURGH STEEL CORPORATION LOCATED IN ALLENPORT, WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA HAS BEEN IN VIO- LATION OF ITS NPDES PERMIT FROM 1985 TO THE PRESENT. EX- CEEDANCES INCLUDE OIL AND GREASE, SUSPENDED SOLIDS, NAPTHA- LENE AND TETRACHOROETHYLENE (TCE). THE LITIGATION REPORT RECOMMENDS THAT THE LAWSUIT SEEK INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AND IM- POSITION OF A CIVIL PENALTY IN EXCESS OF $1 MILLION DOLLARS.
Defendants (1)
- WHEELING-PITTSBURGH STEEL CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
WHEELING PITTSBURGH STEEL CORP
ALLENPORT PLANT-ALLENPORT BORO, WASHINGTON, PA, 15301
Registry ID: 110010632431
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
WHEELING-PITTSBURGH STEEL CORPentered 1992-11-04
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $2,000,000
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 1990-03-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1990-03-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1990-10-29Complaint Filed With Court
- 1992-11-04Concluded
- 1992-11-04Final Order Lodged
- 1992-11-04Final Order Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 14797
- Case number
- 03-1990-0317
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- 3RC20
- EPA region
- 03
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-1990-0317 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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