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05-1995-0552Administrative - FormalClosedFY 1995· Region 05

EPA v. OHIO DECORATIVE PRODUCTS, INC.

Final Order With Penalty

Penalty assessed

$98,000

Case summary

OHIO DECORATIVE PRODUCTS WAS ALLEGED TO HAVE VIOLATED THE EFFLUENT LIMITS OF ITS STATE ISSUED NPDES WATER POLLUTION PERMITS BY DISCHARGING EXCESS COPPER, CYANIDE, NICKEL TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS, AND OIL & GREASE INTO SIX MILE CREEK ON VARIOUS DATES FROM 1988 - 1992.

Defendants (1)

  • OHIO DECORATIVE PRODUCTS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • WAUCONDA SAND & GRAVEL

    BONNER & GARLAND RD, WAUCONDA, IL, 60084

    Registry ID: 110009327022

Statutes cited

  • CWA 301NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • OHIO DECORATIVE PRODUCTS, INC.entered 1993-10-04

    Primary law: CWA

    Federal penalty: $98,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 1992-12-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 1993-10-04Final Order Issued
  • 1993-10-04Enforcement Action Closed
  • 1995-10-27Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
29505
Case number
05-1995-0552
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
WAT
Branch
MMB
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 05-1995-0552 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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