EPA v. CERTAIN-TEED CORP.

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G). 2. CERTAIN-TEED CORPORATION PIPE AND PLASTIC GROUP P.O.BOX 253 SULPHUR, CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA 70663 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTIONS 301 AND 308 OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS FROM ITS FACILITY THAT EXCEEDED PERMITTED EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS, AND FAILING TO REPORT THOSE INSTANCES OF NONCOMPLIANCE. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(G) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF UP TO 25,000 FOR THE VIOLA- TIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• CERTAIN-TEED CORP.Named in complaint

Facilities (2)

• CERTAINTEED CORPORATION

  3300 PETE MANENA ROAD, WESTLAKE, LA, 70669

  Registry ID: 110000449596

• CERTAINTEED CORPORATION

  3300 PETE MANENA ROAD, WESTLAKE, LA, 70669

  Registry ID: 110000449596

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• **PROPOSED SETTLEMENT**

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 1987-10-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1987-11-02Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-08-25Enforcement Action Closed