EPA v. BARIUM & CHEMICALS, INC.
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$100,000
Case summary
BARIUM & CHEMICALS, INC., A METALLURGICAL COMPOUND-PRODUCING COMPANY, WA DISCHARGING WITHOUT AN NPDES PERMIT FROM AT LEAST SEPTEMBER 1991 TO JUNE 1994, WHEN THE FACILITY SUBMITTED AN NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION TO THE OHIO EPA. ACTION PROPOSED IS ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY ORDER WITH A PROPOSED PENALTY OF $117,000.
Defendants (1)
- BARIUM & CHEMICALS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
BARIUM & CHEMICALS INCORPORATED
515 KINGSDALE ROAD, STEUBENVILLE, OH, 439525218
Registry ID: 110000384931
Statutes cited
- CWA 309G — Clean Water Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
BARIUM & CHEMICALS, INC.entered 1998-03-24
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $100,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1996-08-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1997-09-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1998-03-24Final Order Issued
- 1999-03-04Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 29811
- Case number
- 05-1996-0378
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- MMBII
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Clean Water Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1996-0378 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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