EPA v. WCI STEEL, INC.
Penalty assessed
$1,014,084
Compliance action
$100,000
Case summary
WCI OPERATED SURFACE IMPOUNDMENTS CONTAINING PROCESS WASTE- WATER WHICH HAVE INTERMITTENTLY EXHIBITED THE HAZARDOUS CHARACTERISTIC OF CORROSIVITY. WCI FAILED TO OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR AND/OR TO CLOSE THE SURFACE IMPOUNDMENTS WHICH MANAGED THE D002 TYPE WASTE, IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 3005 OF THE ACT AND IN VIOLATION OF ITS STATE OF OHIO HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITY INSTALLATION AND OPERATION PERMIT RENEWAL, DATED AUGUST 13, 1993.TRIAL DATE 6/14/99 - 6/18/99
Defendants (1)
- WCI STEEL, INC.Named in settlement
Facilities (1)
WCI STEEL INCORPORATED
1040 PINE AVE. S.E., WARREN, OH, 444836528
Registry ID: 110000389847
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3005A — Res Conserv & Rec Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
WCI STEEL, INC.entered 1999-10-22
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $1,014,084
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1997-09-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1997-10-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1998-05-11Complaint Filed With Court
- 1999-10-22Final Order Lodged
- 1999-10-22Final Order Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 30343
- Case number
- 05-1997-0413
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- RCR
- Branch
- MMBII
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Res Conserv & Rec Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1997-0413 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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