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03-2023-0112Administrative - FormalFinal Order IssuedFY 2023· Region 03

EPA v. MOUNTAIN STATE CARBON, LLC (MOUNTAIN STATE CARBON)

Final Order No Penalty

Case summary

On July 18, 2023, Region 3 entered into a RCRA 3008(h) Administrative Order on Consent (AOC) with Mountain State Carbon, LLC for the MSC Parcel, which is part of the former Mountain State Carbon Coke Plant in Follansbee, WV (Facility). The AOC provides that the company will implement, with prior EPA approval, requirements under the West Virginia Voluntary Remediation Program (VRP). This work under the VRP satisfies Corrective Action requirements related to EPA's Final Remedy and Interim Measures. Respondent began decommissioning the facility in 2022 with plans for commercial use in the future. The Facility is not located in a potential EJ area of concern.

Defendants (1)

  • Mountain State Carbon, LLC.Named in settlement

Facilities (16)

  • MOUNTAIN STATE CARBON, LLC

    1851 MAIN ST, FOLLANSBEE, WV, 26037

    Registry ID: 110042081939

  • SEVERSTAL WHEELING INC - FOLLANSBEE

    1851 MAIN ST, FOLLANSBEE, WV, 26037

    Registry ID: 110042081939

  • MOUNTAIN STATE CARBON, LLC

    1851 MAIN ST, FOLLANSBEE, WV, 26037

    Registry ID: 110042081939

  • MOUNTAIN STATE CARBON, LLC

    1851 MAIN ST, FOLLANSBEE, WV, 26037

    Registry ID: 110042081939

  • SEVERSTAL WHEELING INC - FOLLANSBEE

    1851 MAIN ST, FOLLANSBEE, WV, 26037

    Registry ID: 110042081939

  • SEVERSTAL WHEELING INC - FOLLANSBEE

    1851 MAIN ST, FOLLANSBEE, WV, 26037

    Registry ID: 110042081939

  • MOUNTAIN STATE CARBON, LLC

    1851 MAIN ST, FOLLANSBEE, WV, 26037

    Registry ID: 110042081939

  • SEVERSTAL WHEELING INC - FOLLANSBEE

    1851 MAIN ST, FOLLANSBEE, WV, 26037

    Registry ID: 110042081939

  • SEVERSTAL WHEELING INC - FOLLANSBEE

    1851 MAIN ST, FOLLANSBEE, WV, 26037

    Registry ID: 110042081939

  • MOUNTAIN STATE CARBON, LLC

    1851 MAIN ST, FOLLANSBEE, WV, 26037

    Registry ID: 110042081939

  • SEVERSTAL WHEELING INC - FOLLANSBEE

    1851 MAIN ST, FOLLANSBEE, WV, 26037

    Registry ID: 110042081939

  • MOUNTAIN STATE CARBON, LLC

    1851 MAIN ST, FOLLANSBEE, WV, 26037

    Registry ID: 110042081939

  • MOUNTAIN STATE CARBON, LLC

    1851 MAIN ST, FOLLANSBEE, WV, 26037

    Registry ID: 110042081939

  • SEVERSTAL WHEELING INC - FOLLANSBEE

    1851 MAIN ST, FOLLANSBEE, WV, 26037

    Registry ID: 110042081939

  • MOUNTAIN STATE CARBON, LLC

    1851 MAIN ST, FOLLANSBEE, WV, 26037

    Registry ID: 110042081939

  • …and 1 more

Statutes cited

  • RCRA 3008HInterim Status Corrective Action Order

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • MOUNTAIN STATE CARBON, LLC (MOUNTAIN STATE CARBON)entered 2023-07-17

    Primary law: RCRA

Timeline (2 milestones)

  • 2023-07-17Final Order Issued
  • 2023-08-01Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3603669481
Case number
03-2023-0112
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
03
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Interim Status Corrective Action Order

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-2023-0112 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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