EPA v. MAX ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Case summary

On September 26, 2024, the Director of ECAD, Region 3, entered into an AOC with MAX Environmental Technologies, Inc. ( Respondent ) for violations of its Pennsylvania National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System ( NPDES ) Permit No. PA0027715 ( the Permit ). Respondent is the owner and/or operator of an industrial wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) located at 233 Max Lane, Yukon, PA (the Facility ). The Facility treats and discharges industrial stormwater runoff, leachate, groundwater, and on-lot sewage treatment effluent through Outfall 001 at the Facility. Outfall 001 discharges into Sewickley Creek. Sewickley Creek is a relatively permanent water that connects to the Youghiogheny River. Youghiogheny River is a relatively permanent water that connects to the Monongahela River, a Traditional Navigable Water. Violations identified at the Facility include twenty Permit exceedances of the daily maximum and monthly average limits for biological oxygen demand (BOD), nitrogen, cadmium and zinc. Additionally, Respondent failed to properly operate and maintain the Facility, failed to report sample results in its DMRs, and failed to provide adequate training to its Facility staff. Respondent has agreed to, among other things, retain a Professional Engineer to evaluate the processes and infrastructure of the WWTP, including the causes of the Permit effluent exceedances at the Facility, and to retain an environmental consultant to perform related compliance sampling at all the Facility's outfalls and internal monitoring points, and to develop a plan and a schedule for implementing corrective actions to address the effluent violations at the Facility. The Facility is not located in an environmental justice community per EJ screen. EPA has coordinated with PADEP throughout the enforcement process.

Defendants (1)

• MAX ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Named in settlement

Facilities (4)

• MAX ENV TECH INC YUKON FAC

  233 MAX LN, YUKON, PA, 15698-1003

  Registry ID: 110039581592

• MAX ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

  233 MAX LANE, YUKON, PA, 15698

  Registry ID: 110039581592

• MAX ENV TECH INC YUKON FAC

  233 MAX LN, YUKON, PA, 15698-1003

  Registry ID: 110039581592

• MAX ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

  233 MAX LANE, YUKON, PA, 15698

  Registry ID: 110039581592

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MAX ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.entered 2024-09-26

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2024-09-26Final Order Issued
• 2024-09-27Enforcement Action Data Entered