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04-2012-9014JudicialClosedFY 2012· Region 04

EPA v. AK STEEL CORPORATION - ASHLAND COKE PLANT (CLEVELAND - CLIFFS STEEL CORPORATION)

Final Order With Penalty

Case summary

On April 12, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a Complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Northern Division at Ashland, against Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation (formerly AK Steel Corporation) relating to violations of state and federal hazardous waste statutes and regulations. The violations pertain to the former AK Steel coke plant in Ashland, Kentucky. On April 13, 2022, DOJ filed a Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree. The proposed Consent Decree will be subject to a 30-day public comment period and proposes to resolve the alleged violations through payment of a civil penalty of $490,000 and injunctive relief in the form of a site-wide soil sampling and remedial action at four specific areas of the facility.

Defendants (2)

  • AK STEEL CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • CLEVELAND-CLIFFS STEEL CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (8)

  • AK STEEL ASHLAND WORKS - COKE PLANT

    40TH ST & WINCHESTER AVE, ASHLAND, KY, 41101

    Registry ID: 110009937738

  • AK STEEL ASHLAND WORKS - COKE PLANT

    40TH ST & WINCHESTER AVE, ASHLAND, KY, 41101

    Registry ID: 110009937738

  • AK STEEL ASHLAND WORKS - COKE PLANT

    40TH ST & WINCHESTER AVE, ASHLAND, KY, 41101

    Registry ID: 110009937738

  • AK STEEL ASHLAND WORKS - COKE PLANT

    40TH ST & WINCHESTER AVE, ASHLAND, KY, 41101

    Registry ID: 110009937738

  • AK STEEL ASHLAND WORKS - COKE PLANT

    40TH ST & WINCHESTER AVE, ASHLAND, KY, 41101

    Registry ID: 110009937738

  • AK STEEL ASHLAND WORKS - COKE PLANT

    40TH ST & WINCHESTER AVE, ASHLAND, KY, 41101

    Registry ID: 110009937738

  • AK STEEL ASHLAND WORKS - COKE PLANT

    40TH ST & WINCHESTER AVE, ASHLAND, KY, 41101

    Registry ID: 110009937738

  • AK STEEL ASHLAND WORKS - COKE PLANT

    40TH ST & WINCHESTER AVE, ASHLAND, KY, 41101

    Registry ID: 110009937738

Statutes cited

  • RCRA 3004VUTSD Corrective Action
  • RCRA 3005Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
  • RCRA 3002Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • CLEVELAND - CLIFFS STEEL CORPORATION (fka AK STEEL CORPORATION - ASHLAND COKE PLANT)entered 2022-06-08

    Primary law: RCRA

    Federal penalty: $367,500

Timeline (6 milestones)

  • 2012-09-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2012-09-27Referred To Dept Of Justice
  • 2022-04-12Complaint Filed With Court
  • 2022-04-13Final Order Lodged
  • 2022-06-08Final Order Entered
  • 2026-04-30Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3000060307
Case number
04-2012-9014
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
04
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
TSD Corrective Action

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-2012-9014 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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