EPA v. U.S. STEEL (USS GARY WORKS)
Final Order With Penalty & Specified Cost Recovery
Penalty assessed
$587,000
Compliance action
$5,000,000
Case summary
USS, A SUBSIDIARY OF USX, OPERATES THE GARY-WORKS FACILITY IN GARY, IN. THE GARY WORKS HAS BENZENE CONTAINGING WASTE STREAMS ABOVE THE REGULATORY THRESHOLD ESTABLISHED IN THE BENZENE NESHAP RULE. THE GARY WORKS FAILED TO PROPERLY MEASURE THE BENZENE WASTE STREAMS AT ITS FACILITY AND FAILED TO INSTALL PROPER CONTROLS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGS.
Defendants (1)
- U.S. STEELNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (12)
U S STEEL GARY WORKS
1 NORTH BROADWAY, GARY, IN, 46402
Registry ID: 110000398374
U S STEEL GARY WORKS
1 NORTH BROADWAY, GARY, IN, 46402
Registry ID: 110000398374
U S STEEL GARY WORKS
1 NORTH BROADWAY, GARY, IN, 46402
Registry ID: 110000398374
U S STEEL GARY WORKS
1 NORTH BROADWAY, GARY, IN, 46402
Registry ID: 110000398374
U S STEEL GARY WORKS
1 NORTH BROADWAY, GARY, IN, 46402
Registry ID: 110000398374
U S STEEL GARY WORKS
1 NORTH BROADWAY, GARY, IN, 46402
Registry ID: 110000398374
U S STEEL GARY WORKS
1 NORTH BROADWAY, GARY, IN, 46402
Registry ID: 110000398374
U S STEEL GARY WORKS
1 NORTH BROADWAY, GARY, IN, 46402
Registry ID: 110000398374
U S STEEL GARY WORKS
1 NORTH BROADWAY, GARY, IN, 46402
Registry ID: 110000398374
U S STEEL GARY WORKS
1 NORTH BROADWAY, GARY, IN, 46402
Registry ID: 110000398374
U S STEEL GARY WORKS
1 NORTH BROADWAY, GARY, IN, 46402
Registry ID: 110000398374
U S STEEL GARY WORKS
1 NORTH BROADWAY, GARY, IN, 46402
Registry ID: 110000398374
Statutes cited
- CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants
Enforcement conclusions (1)
U.S. STEEL (USS GARY WORKentered 2000-09-13
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $587,000
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 1998-09-29Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1998-10-21Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1999-12-01Complaint Filed With Court
- 2000-07-25Final Order Lodged
- 2000-09-13Final Order Entered
- 2026-05-01Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 31287
- Case number
- 05-1998-0718
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- AIR
- Branch
- MMBI
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Hazardous Air Pollutants
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1998-0718 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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