EPA v. AMSTED GRAPHITE MATERIALS, LLC

Case summary

On March 8, 2022, Region 3 filed a signed Consent Agreement and Final Order ( CAFO ) resolving alleged violations by Amsted Graphite Materials, LLC ( AGM ), of the CWA and its combined wastewater and stormwater NPDES permit. AGM is based in Anmoore, West Virginia, and produces carbon and graphite materials with multiple applications in industry. AGM experienced numerous effluent exceedances and stormwater benchmarks exceedances, and poor housekeeping at its facility. AGM entered into a separate Administrative Order on Consent on December 7, 2021 to bring the facility back into compliance. As part of this CAFO, AGM has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $216,000, in installments over a six-month period, including interest, for a total of $216,436. The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection was informed of this enforcement matter. AGM?s facility is not located in an EJ Community of concern.

Defendants (1)

• AMSTED GRAPHITE MATERIALS, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• AMSTED GRAPHTE MATERIALS, LLC

  2698 PHILIPPI PIKE, ANMOORE, WV, 26323

  Registry ID: 110070638224

• ANMOORE FACILITY

  101 NORTH PHILIPPI PIKE, ANMOORE, WV, WV, 26323

  Registry ID: 110064598323

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
• CWA 301/307 — Effluent Limitations - NPDES Toxic & Pretreatment Effluent Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• AMSTED GRAPHITE MATERIALS, LLCentered 2022-03-08

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $216,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2022-03-08Final Order Issued
• 2022-03-08Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2022-03-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2022-09-01NPDES Closed
• 2022-09-01Enforcement Action Closed