EPA v. ELKEM METALS COMPANY
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$40,000
Case summary
RESPONDENT IS CHANGED WITH EFFLUENT LIMITATION VIOLATIONS. IT IS ALLEGED TO HAVE VIOLATED LIMITS SET IN ITS NPDES PERMIT, ISSUED 9/12/90, FOR PH AND TOTAL CYANIDE DURING THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1990 TO APRIL 1991, ON 160 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE ALLEGED VIOLATOR DISCHARGES INTO LAKE ERIE.
Defendants (1)
- ELKEM METALS COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
ELKEM METALS CO UNION CARBIDE METALS
2700 2700 LAKE RD E, ASHTABULA, OH, 44005
Registry ID: 110041010474
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
ELKEM METALS COMPANYentered 1994-05-20
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $40,000
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 1992-10-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1994-05-20Final Order Issued
- 1994-06-23Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 28160
- Case number
- 05-1992-0342
- 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 05-1992-0342 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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