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06-1996-0151Administrative - FormalClosedFY 1996· Region 06

EPA v. FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP. - BATON ROUGE

Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication

Compliance action

$50,000

Case summary

1. SECTION 309 OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ). 2. FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP. - BATON ROUGE BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70821 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY EXCEEDING THE EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS OF ITS PERMIT DURING THE MONITORING PERIOD. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309 OF THE CWA, EPA IS- SUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) REQUIRING THE RESPOND- ENT TO COMPLY WITH THE EFFLUENT LIMITS OF ITS PERMIT.

Defendants (1)

  • FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP. - BATON ROUGENamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (4)

  • FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION LOUISIANA

    GULF STATES ROAD, BATON ROUGE, LA, 70805

    Registry ID: 110000597444

  • FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION LOUISIANA

    GULF STATES ROAD, BATON ROUGE, LA, 70805

    Registry ID: 110000597444

  • FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION LOUISIANA

    GULF STATES ROAD, BATON ROUGE, LA, 70805

    Registry ID: 110000597444

  • FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION LOUISIANA

    GULF STATES ROAD, BATON ROUGE, LA, 70805

    Registry ID: 110000597444

Statutes cited

  • CWA 301NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP. - BATON ROUGEentered 1996-01-12

    Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 1996-01-12Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 1996-01-12Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 1996-01-12Final Order Issued
  • 2001-03-26Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
36453
Case number
06-1996-0151
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
WAT
Branch
6EN-L
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 06-1996-0151 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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