EPA v. NATIONAL STEEL
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$50,000
Case summary
0N 9/5/91, REGION V ISSUED TO NATIONAL STEEL GREAT LAKES AN ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT, ALLEGING IN 5 COUNTS THAT IT DISCHARGED OIL AND SUSPENDED SOLIDS IN VIOLATION OF ITS NPDES PERMIT, AND THAT IT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH ITS REPORT- ING REQUIREMENTS. A PENALTY OF $125,000 IS PROPOSED.
Defendants (1)
- NATIONAL STEEL - GREAT LAKES DIVNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
US STEEL CORPORATION
1 QUALITY DR., ECORSE, MI, 48229
Registry ID: 110000497141
US STEEL CORPORATION
1 QUALITY DR., ECORSE, MI, 48229
Registry ID: 110000497141
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
NATIONAL STEELentered 1993-01-13
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $50,000
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1991-09-05Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1991-10-16Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1993-01-13Final Order Issued
- 1993-02-16Enforcement Action Closed
- 1993-02-16Compliance Achieved
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 27819
- Case number
- 05-1991-0229
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- AWTGL
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1991-0229 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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