EPA v. CARDONE INDUSTRIES

Case summary

NOD issued on September 27, 2002, pursuant to EPA's revised final policy on Incentives for Self-Policing: Discovery, Disclosure, Correction and Prevention of Violations, 65 Fed. Reg 19618 (April 11, 2000) (Self-Disclosure Policy). EPA has applied the Self-Disclosure Policy to the Cardone INdustries letters dated August 17, 2001, September 7, 2001, April 29, 2002 and July 30, 2002, of potential violations of Section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. section 1321, and its implementing regulations at 40 C.F.R. Part 112, which occurred at the above referenced Cardone facilities all of which are located in Philadelphia, PA. EPA has determined that Cardone has complied with the requirements of the self-disclosure policy and is entitled to a 100% mitigation of the gravity-based component of the civil penalty EPA would have assessed for Cardone's violations of the CWA had such a violation ot been self disclosed

Defendants (1)

• CARDONE INDUSTRIESNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (5)

• CARDONE IND

  5660 RISING SUN AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19120

  Registry ID: 110000336636

• CARDONE IND CDC

  5501 WHITAKER AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19124

  Registry ID: 110000873029

• CARDONE INDUS PLT 15

  550 E ERIE ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19134

  Registry ID: 110000998582

• CARDONE M IND

  4317-27 N AMERICAN ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19140

  Registry ID: 110059940220

• CARDONE IND PLT

  321 CHEW ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19120

  Registry ID: 110000873092

Statutes cited

• CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Cardone Industriesentered 2002-09-27

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2001-09-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2002-09-27Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2002-09-27Final Order Issued
• 2002-09-27Enforcement Action Closed