EPA v. BADISCHE CORPORATION
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$100,000
Case summary
NATURE OF THE CASE: THIS IS A CIVIL ACTION UNDER SECTION 301 AND 402 OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT AGAINST BADISCHE CORP. FOR DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS INTO WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES IN VIOLATION OF THEIR NPDES PERMIT. THE COMPANY IS CURRENTLY IN COMPLIANCE AND NO SPECIFIC INJUNCTIVE RELIEF IS NECESSARY. CAUSE OF ACTION: BADISCHE CORP. OWNS AND OPERATES A CHEMI- CAL MANUFACTURING PLANT IN FREEPORT, TEXAS. THE COMPANY HAD SPORADIC PERMIT VIOLATIONUNTIL DECEMBER 1983, WHEN A SERIES OF CIRCUMSTANCES RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT VIOLATIONS OF ITS PERMIT.
Defendants (1)
- BADISCHE CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
BASF CORPORATION
602 COPPER ROAD, FREEPORT, TX, 77541
Registry ID: 110000463392
BASF CORPORATION
602 COPPER ROAD, FREEPORT, TX, 77541
Registry ID: 110000463392
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
BADISCHE CORPORATIONentered 1985-07-19
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $100,000
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 1984-12-13Referred To Headquarters
- 1984-12-19Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1984-12-20Complaint Filed With Court
- 1985-07-19Final Order Lodged
- 1985-07-19Final Order Entered
- 1985-07-19Concluded
- 1985-07-19Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 33823
- Case number
- 06-1984-0038
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- EPA region
- 06
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-1984-0038 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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