EPA v. LEGGETT & PLATT, INC.
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$450,000
Case summary
EST DIVISION IS EXCEEDING CATOGORAL PRETREATMENT STANDARDS FOR ZINC, PHENOLS, ORE AND GREASE. BOTH EST AND MOLE CREEK HAD PAST REPORTING VIOLATIONS.
Defendants (1)
- LEGGETT & PLATTNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
LEGGETT & PLATT INC EST DIV
1629 WISCONSIN ST, GRAFTON, WI, 53024
Registry ID: 110010728196
LEGGETT AND PLATT INC MOLECREEK
420 9TH AVE, GRAFTON, WI, 53024
Registry ID: 110000747158
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/307 — Effluent Limitations - NPDES Toxic & Pretreatment Effluent Standards
Enforcement conclusions (1)
LEGGETT & PLATT, INC.entered 1996-06-18
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $450,000
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 1988-10-31Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1993-09-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1996-04-01Complaint Filed With Court
- 1996-06-18Final Order Lodged
- 1996-06-18Final Order Entered
- 1996-06-18Concluded
- 1998-06-16Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 28560
- Case number
- 05-1993-1387
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- MMB
- 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 05-1993-1387 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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