EPA v. FLUID RECOVERY SERVICES, LLC & HART RESOURCE TECHNOLOGIES PA BRINE TREATMENT
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
THREE NPDES PERMITTED CENTRALIZED WASTE TREATMENT FACILITIES (CWTs) IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA WERE FOUND TO BE IN NON-COMPLIANCE WTH PERMIT EFFLUENT LIMITS. THE US EPA ISSUED ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS/INFORMATION REQUESTS IN SEPTMBER 2011. SUBSEQUENTLY, TWO CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDERS WILL BE ISSUED TO THE TWO COMPANIES HART RESORCES TECHNOLOGIES, INC AND PENNSYLVANIA BRINE TREATMENT, INC. AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER FOR COMPLIANCE ON CONSENT IS BEING ISSUED TO THE SUCCESSOR COMPANY, FLUID RECOVERY, LLC, TO MEMORALIZED COMMITMENTS TO RENEW NPDES PERMITS AND UPGRADE TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY TO MEET REQUIREMENTS IN 25 PA. CODE CHAPTER 95.10.
Defendants (3)
- PENNSYLVANIA BRINE TREATMENT, INCNamed in settlement
- FLUID RECOVERY SERVICES LLCNamed in settlement
- HART RESOURCE TECHNOLGOIES, INCNamed in settlement
Facilities (3)
HART RESOURCES TECHNOLOGIES, INC CREEKSIDE FAC
ROUTE 110 W, CREEKSIDE, PA, 15732-0232
Registry ID: 110017796045
PA BRINE TREATMENT - FRANKLIN
5148 US 322, FRANKLIN, PA, 16323
Registry ID: 110010260948
PENNSYLVANIA BRINE JOSEPHINE FACILITY
931, BELLS MILL RD, PA, 15905-3924
Registry ID: 110059901398
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
- CWA 301/307 — Effluent Limitations - NPDES Toxic & Pretreatment Effluent Standards
Enforcement conclusions (1)
FLUID RECOVERY SERVICES, LLC & HART RESOURCE TECHNOLOGIES PA BRINE TREATMENTentered 2013-06-13
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (2 milestones)
- 2013-06-13Final Order Issued
- 2013-07-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3400131008
- Case number
- 03-2013-0051
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 03
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-2013-0051 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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