EPA v. HARRIS CORPORATION

Case summary

THIS IS A CLASS I CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA) ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY COMPLAINT ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(G) OF THE CWA AGAINST THE HARRIS CORPORATION, GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS SECTOR FOR VIOLATIONS OF SECTION 301(A) OF THE CWA. RESPONDENT HAS VIOLATED SECTION 301(A) OF THE CWA BY EXCEEDING THE NPDES PERMIT LIMITS FOR TRICHLOROETHENE; 1,1-DICHLOROETHENE; 1,2-CIS-DICHLOROETHENE; 1,2-TRANSDICH- LOROETHENE; VINYLCHLORIDE; 1,1-DICHLOROETHANE FOR INCIDENTS OCCURING FROM NOVEMBER 1985 TO DECEMBER 1989. RESPONDENT ALSO VIOLATED SECTION 301(A) BY HAVING AN UNPERMITTED DISCHARGE OF UNTREATED GROUNDWATER ON SEPTEMBER 4, 1987. DISHCARGE MONITORING REPORTS AND CORRESPONDENCE SUBMITTED TO THE EPA BY THE RESPONDENT EVIDENCE THESE VIOLATIONS. THE COMPLAINT SEEKS A PENALTY OF $25,000 AND WAS ISSUED ON SEPTEMBER 28, 1990.

Defendants (1)

• HARRIS CORPORATIONNamed in complaint

Facilities (2)

• HARRIS ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS SECTOR

  2400 PALM BAY RD. N.E., PALM BAY, FL, 32905

  Registry ID: 110000363366

• HARRIS ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS SECTOR

  2400 PALM BAY RD. N.E., PALM BAY, FL, 32905

  Registry ID: 110000363366

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• **PROPOSED SETTLEMENT**

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 1990-09-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1990-10-09Enforcement Action Data Entered