EPA v. ORMET - PRIMARY MILL FACILITY

Case summary

BACKGROUND: ON SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 USEPA FILED AN ADMINI- STRATIVE PENALTY COMPLAINT (APO) AGAINST ORMET'S ROLLING MILL FACILITY AND ITS PRIMARY FACILITY. THE VIOLATIONS IDENTIFIED AT THESE FACILITIES WERE DUE TO A MULTI-MEDIA INSPECTION CONDUCTED BY U.S. EPA IN OCTOBER OF 1997. BOTH FACILITIES ARE LOCATED IN HANNIBAL, OHIO. CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATIONS OF NPDES EFFLUENT DISCHARGE LIMITS, MONITORING REQUIREMENTS AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT VIOLATIONS OF FAILURE TO PROPERLY LABEL HAZARDOUS WASTE DRUMS AND PERSONNEL TRAIN- ING. THIS CASE IS ONE OF TWO ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY ORDERS BY U.S. EPA AGAINST ORMET CORPORATION. HOWEVER, THE OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION IS BROUGHT AGAINST AN ADJACENT FACILITY KNOWN AS THE ORMET ALUMINUM PRODUCTS CORPORATION OR THE ROLLING MILL. THE CASE NUMBER FOR THAT FACILITY IS CWA-5-98-017.

Defendants (1)

• ORMET - PRIMARY MILL FACILITYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• ORMET PRIMARY ALUMINUM CORPORATION

  43840 ST. RTE. 7, HANNIBAL, OH, 43931

  Registry ID: 110056973333

• ORMET PRIMARY ALUMINUM CORPORATION

  43840 ST. RTE. 7, HANNIBAL, OH, 43931

  Registry ID: 110056973333

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3008A — Compliance Order: Injunctive & Penalty
• CWA 402 — Clean Water Act
• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ORMET - PRIMARY MILL FACILITYentered 1999-04-27

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $115,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1998-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-10-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-04-27Final Order Issued
• 1999-07-23Enforcement Action Closed