EPA v. LEVER BROTHERS COMPANY
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$100,000
Case summary
SINCE 1987, LEVER HAS DISCHARGED WASTEWATER TO THE HAMMOND SANITARY DISTRICT IN VIOLATION OF PRETREATMENT REGULATIONS. SEPCIFICALLY, LEVER HAS CAUSED PASS THRU AND INTERFERENCE AT HAMMOND. LEVER HAS ALSO VIOLATED ITS NPDES DIRECT DISCHARGE PERMIT, AND H.S.D. ORDINANCE LIMIT FOR PHENOLS.
Defendants (1)
- LEVER BROTHERS COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
UNILEVER HOME & PERSONAL CARE INC
1200 CALUMET AVE., HAMMOND, IN, 463201096
Registry ID: 110000397954
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/307 — Effluent Limitations - NPDES Toxic & Pretreatment Effluent Standards
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
LEVER BROTHERS COMPANYentered 1997-02-19
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $100,000 · State/local: $100,000
Timeline (8 milestones)
- 1992-01-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1992-09-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1992-09-30Referred TO U.S. Attorney
- 1993-08-02Complaint Filed With Court
- 1997-02-19Final Order Lodged
- 1997-02-19Final Order Entered
- 1997-02-19Concluded
- 1999-06-09Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 28094
- Case number
- 05-1992-0271
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- AWTGL
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Effluent Limitations - NPDES Toxic & Pretreatment Effluent Standards
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1992-0271 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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