EPA v. MAYNARD STEEL CASTING COMPANY

Case summary

The U.S. Department of Justice and Environmental Protection Agency have reached an agreement with Maynard Steel Casting Company to install monitors and improve air pollution controls at the company's facility in Milwaukee. The company will also pay a $25,000 civil penalty. Under the settlement agreement, Maynard Steel will take various actions to improve air emissions from the facility, including installing monitors at its foundry at 2856 South 27th Street in order to determine compliance with air quality standards for particulate matter, including manganese. Maynard has also made repairs and upgrades to the facility's air pollution controls on its metal-melting furnaces. Maynard's steel foundry is in area where many residents have low incomes and is located near a hospital, school and public park. Particulate matter pollution has been linked to decreased lung function, aggravated asthma, and premature death in people with heart or lung disease. Chronic exposure to manganese, a hazardous air pollutant, may result in neurological damage.

Defendants (1)

• MAYNARD STEEL CASTING COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• MAYNARD STEEL CASTING CO INC

  2856 S 27TH ST, MILWAUKEE, WI, 53215-3603

  Registry ID: 110000418833

• MAYNARD STEEL CASTING CO

  2856 S 27TH ST, MILWAUKEE, WI, 532153603

  Registry ID: 110000418833

Statutes cited

• CAA 502 — Operating Permits (Title V)
• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
• CAA 112D — MACT Standards
• CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MAYNARD STEEL CASTING COMPANYentered 2017-05-30

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $25,000

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 2012-06-11Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2012-06-26Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2012-09-24Supplemental Referral-Adding parties, counts
• 2017-03-01Final Order Lodged
• 2017-03-01Complaint Filed With Court
• 2017-05-30Final Order Entered