EPA v. AK STEEL CORPORATION
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
JUDICIAL REFERRAL FOR VIOLATIONS OF CLEAN AIR OCT - BENZENE NESHAPS; PSD PROVISIONS; AND OHIO SIP PROVISIONS REGARDING PUBLIC NUISANCE, PARTICULATE MATTER AND VISIBLE EMISSIONS. ALSO FOR VIOLATIONS OF CLEAN WATER COT-NPDES PERMIT AND FISH KILL. ALSO INCLUDES RCRA 3008(H)ACTION FOR SITE-WIDE CORRECTIVE ACTION AND ACTION PENALTIES UNDER RCRA 7003 FOR VIOLATION OF EMERGENCY ORDER. FILED 6-29-00
Defendants (1)
- AK STEEL CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
CLEVELAND-CLIFFS STEEL CORPORATION
1801 CRAWFORD STREET, MIDDLETOWN, OH, 450430001
Registry ID: 110000392557
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3008H — Interim Status Corrective Action Order
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
- CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants
Enforcement conclusions (1)
AK STEEL CORPORATIONentered 2006-05-15
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $230,000 · State/local: $230,000 · SEP: $750,000
Timeline (10 milestones)
- 1997-07-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1997-10-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2000-03-30Supplemental Referral-Other
- 2000-06-29Complaint Filed With Court
- 2001-07-24Supplemental Referral-Other
- 2001-10-18Amended Complaint
- 2006-04-03Final Order Lodged
- 2006-05-11Motion for Entry of CD
- 2006-05-15Final Order Entered
- 2008-12-31Demand for Stipulated Penalties
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 30344
- Case number
- 05-1997-0414
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- AIR
- Branch
- MMBI
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Interim Status Corrective Action Order
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1997-0414 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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