EPA v. G.C.I.

Case summary

GCI, INC. (GCI) IS AN ELECTROPLATER THAT HAS PRODUCED CIRCUIT BOARDS SINCE 1967. THE COMPANY DISCHARGES EFFLUENTS INTO BRANCH NO. 7 OF WILLOW CREEK UNDER A NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMIT ISSUED JANUARY 10, 1984. THE STATE OF INDIANA ENTERED INTO A CONSENT DECREE WITH GCI ON OCTOBER, 1984 TO CORRECT PROBLEMS CAUSED BY AN OIL SPILL LAND CONTINUING EFFLUENT VIOLATIONS. THE CONSENT DE- CREE REQUIRED GCI TO DREDGE THE METAL CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS IN THE DISCHARGE STREAM AND TO MEET DISCHARGE STANDARDS. IT ALSO SET A MORE LENIENT COPPER LIMIT THAN THAT OF THE NPDES PERMIT AND PROVIDED FOR INTERIM WASTEWATER TREATMENT. THE CONSENT DECREE ALLOWED GCI TO TIE INTO A PROPOSED REGIONAL INTERCEPTOR SEWER BY SEPTEMBER, 1986, OR TO BUILD ITS OWN FINAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT BY MARCH 1, 1987. GCI PAID A $20,250 PENALTY.

Defendants (1)

• G.C.I.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• GCI INCORPORATED

  14520 LIMA RD., FORT WAYNE, IN, 46818

  Registry ID: 110002116031

• GCI INCORPORATED

  14520 LIMA RD., FORT WAYNE, IN, 46818

  Registry ID: 110002116031

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• GCI, INC.entered 1994-07-28

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $70,000

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 1987-03-31Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1987-09-22Complaint Filed With Court
• 1994-07-28Final Order Lodged
• 1994-07-28Final Order Entered
• 1994-07-28Concluded
• 1995-03-06Enforcement Action Closed