EPA v. USX CORPORATION
Final Order No Penalty
Compliance action
$32,000,000
Case summary
THE 3008(H) ORDER REQUIRES: (1) IMPLEMENTATION OF A CORRECTIVE ACTION PROGRAM TO ADDRESS RELEASES THROUGHOUT THE 4,000 ACRE FACILITY. (2) REMOVAL OF 687,000 CUBIC YEARDS OF CONTAMI- NATED SEDIMENTS FROM 5 MILES OF THE GRAND CALUMET RIVER. THE ORDER PROPOSES TO MANAGE REMEDIATION WASTES IN A CORRECTIVE ACTION MANAGEMENT UNIT. PARALLEL CASES WERE FILED UNDER CWA (JUDICIAL) AND NDRA (JUDICIAL).
Defendants (1)
- USX CORPORATIONNamed 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
- RCRA 3008H — Interim Status Corrective Action Order
Enforcement conclusions (1)
USX CORPORATIONentered 1998-10-23
Primary law: RCRA
Timeline (2 milestones)
- 1998-10-23Final Order Issued
- 1999-02-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 31493
- Case number
- 05-1999-0118
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- RCR
- 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 05-1999-0118 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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