EPA v. AUSTEEL LEMONT COMPANY, INC.
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$225,000
Compliance action
$4,656,500
Case summary
ON SEPTEMBER 29, 1998, U.S. EPA SIMULTANEOUSLY FILED AN ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY ORDER, CONSENT AGREEMENT AND CONSENT, AND ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ON CONSENT TO RESOLVE OPACITY VIOLATIONS AT THE AUSTEELLEMONT COMPANY'S ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE. VISIBLE EMISSIONS/SIP VIOLATIONS.
Defendants (1)
- AUSTEEL LEMONT COMPANY, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
AUBURN STEEL COMPANY
NEW AVENUE & CECO ROAD, LEMONT, IL, 60440
Registry ID: 110014399882
AUBURN STEEL COMPANY
NEW AVENUE & CECO ROAD, LEMONT, IL, 60440
Registry ID: 110014399882
Statutes cited
- CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants
- CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
- CAA 111 — New Source Performance Standards
Enforcement conclusions (1)
AUSTEEL LEMONT COMPANY, INC.entered 1998-09-29
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $225,000
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 1998-09-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1998-09-29Final Order Issued
- 1998-10-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 31161
- Case number
- 05-1998-0575
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- AIR
- Branch
- MMBII
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Hazardous Air Pollutants
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1998-0575 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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