EPA v. LTV STEEL CO

Case summary

LTV HAS VIOLATED THE ACT AT ITS INDIANA HARBOR WORKS FACILI- TY IN EAST CHICAGO, INDIANA. ON FEBRUARY 26, 1988, AN OIL SPILL OF 300 TO 400 GALS OCCURED AT THIS FACILITY FROM AN EXCAVATED OIL PIT ON THE SHORE OF AN INTAKE FLUME FROM LAKE MICHIGAN. DURING THE U.S.EPA'S MARCH 9, 1988 INSPECTION, U.S. EPA REPRESENTATIVES DISCOVERED TWO OTHER UNPERMITTED DISCHARGES FROM LTV'S FACILITY INTO THE SAME INTAKE FLUME FROM LAKE MICHIGAN. ON APRIL 18, 1988, THE REGION ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER UNDER SECTIONS 308 AND 309 OF THE ACT, 33 U.S.C. SECTIONS 1318 AND 1319, REQUIRING LTV TO, INTER ALIA, IMMEDIATELY CEASE ALL UNPERMITTED DISCHARGES. - AFTER SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS WITH LTV, THE COMPANY HAS AGREED TO AND HAS UNDERTAKEN STEPS NECESSARY TO PERMANENTLY ISOLATE THE OIL PIT AND ENSURE THAT UNPERMITTED DISCHARGES DO NOT REOCCUR. LTV HAS INDICATED THAT ALL COMPLIANCE MEASURES SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY AUGUST 1989. - LTV HAS EXPRESSED A WILLINGNESS TO ENTER A FEDERALLY ENFORCE ABLE CONSENT DECREE TO ENSURE CONTINUED COMPLIANCE WITH THE ACT.

Defendants (1)

• LTV STEEL COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• LTV STEEL COMPANY

  3001 DICKEY RD., EAST CHICAGO, IN, 46312

  Registry ID: 110050878860

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• LTV STEEL COentered 1992-10-20

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $250,000

Timeline (8 milestones)

• 1989-05-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1989-07-06PRN Sent
• 1991-12-26Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1992-05-26Final Order Lodged
• 1992-05-26Complaint Filed With Court
• 1992-10-20Final Order Entered
• 1992-10-20Concluded
• 1998-02-02Enforcement Action Closed