EPA v. AMERICAN NICKELOID COMPANY

Case summary

AS EXPLAINED IN GREATER DETAIL IN THE ACCOMPANYING REPORT, AMERICAN HAS HAD A LONG SERIES OF CWA VIOLATIONS. SPECIFI- CALLY, AMERICAN HAS VIOLATED NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMIT CONDITIONS PROHIBITING THE DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS ABOVE CERTAIN LEVELS. UNFORTUNATELY , THE POLLUTANTS INVOLVED ARE SUCH DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES AS CYANIDE, HEXAVALENT AND TRIVALENT CHROMIUN, COPPER, AND ALU- MINUM, AS WELL AS THE MORE COMMONLY ENCOUNTERED SUSPENDED SOLIDS, OIL AND GREASE, AND PH. WHILE AMERICAN WAS FINED BY THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD (IPCB) FOR THESE TYPES OF VIOLATIONS IN 1979, THE VIOL ATIONS CONTINUE. THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THROUGH THE IEPA, HAS EXHAUSTED ALL ITS ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES, AND HAS SPECI FICALLY REQUESTED THAT U.S. EPA BRING FEDERAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION.

Defendants (1)

• AMERICAN NICKELOIDNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• AMERICAN NICKELOID COMPANY

  2900 W MAIN ST, PERU, IL, 61354

  Registry ID: 110000612285

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• AMERICAN NICKELOID COMPANYentered 1987-08-04

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $137,500

Timeline (9 milestones)

• 1985-06-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1985-06-27Referred To Headquarters
• 1985-08-01Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1985-09-01Referred TO U.S. Attorney
• 1985-10-08Complaint Filed With Court
• 1987-08-04Final Order Lodged
• 1987-08-04Final Order Entered
• 1987-08-04Concluded
• 1988-10-31Enforcement Action Closed