EPA v. PMC SPECIALTIES GROUP
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$1,645,000
Case summary
PMC HAS DISCHARGED PROCESS WASTE WATER CONTAINING SEVERAL TOXIC POLLUTANTS INTO THE MWRD, IN VIOLATION OF THE OCPSF PRE TREATMENT REGULATIONS, AND IN VIOLATION OF THE MWRD ORDIANCE.
Defendants (1)
- PMC SPECIALTIES GROUPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
SHERWIN WILLIAMS COMPANY CHICAGO
11541 S. CHAMPLAIN AVE., CHICAGO, IL, 60628
Registry ID: 110000434913
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
- CWA 301/307 — Effluent Limitations - NPDES Toxic & Pretreatment Effluent Standards
Enforcement conclusions (1)
PMC SPECIALTIES GROUPentered 1996-01-26
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $1,645,000
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 1992-08-13Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1993-06-01Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1994-03-04Complaint Filed With Court
- 1996-01-26Final Order Lodged
- 1996-01-26Final Order Entered
- 1996-01-26Concluded
- 1998-01-26Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 28468
- Case number
- 05-1993-1119
- 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 05-1993-1119 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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