EPA v. A. P. GREEN INDUSTRIES, INC.

Case summary

A. P. GREEN OWNS AND OPERATES A CERAMIC FIBER MANU- FACTURING FACILITY LOCATED AT THE MID-AMERICA INDUSTRIAL PARK IN PRYOR, OKLAHOMA. IT IS ALLEGED THAT A. P. GREEN, FROM AUGUST 1980 THROUGH APRIL 14, 1992, DISCHARGED INDUSTRIAL PROCESS WATER AND STORM WATER FROM THE PRYOR FACILITY VIA OUTFALL 001 TO AN UNNAMED DITCH LEADING TO PRYOR CREEK AND THE NEOSHO RIVER. IT IS FURTHER ALLEGED THAT A. P. GREEN, FROM AUGUST 1980 THROUGH OCTOBER 1991, DISCHARGED PROCESS WATER AND STORM WATER FROM THE PRYOR FACILITY'S OUTFALL 002 TO THE AFORE-MENTIONED UNNAMED DITCH. AT NO TIME DID A. P. GREEN HAVE A NPDES PERMIT AUTHORIZING SUCH DISCHARGES. BY DISCHARGING WITHOUT A NPDES PERMIT, A. P. GREEN VIOLATED SECTION 301(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT.

Defendants (1)

• A. P. GREEN INDUSTRIES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• A P GREEN INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED

  STATE HIGHWAY 69A & U S HIGHWAY 69, PRYOR, OK, 74361

  Registry ID: 110002468393

• A P GREEN INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED

  STATE HIGHWAY 69A & U S HIGHWAY 69, PRYOR, OK, 74361

  Registry ID: 110002468393

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• A. P. GREEN INDUSTRIES, INC.entered 1994-03-10

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $450,000

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1992-05-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1992-09-22Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1993-09-07Complaint Filed With Court
• 1994-03-10Concluded
• 1994-03-10Final Order Lodged
• 1994-03-10Final Order Entered
• 1994-03-18Enforcement Action Closed