EPA v. ACE METALS, INC.
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Compliance action
$4,000
Case summary
1. SECTION 309(A)(3) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(A)(3). 2. ACE METALS, INC. 4709 BROADWAY SE ALBUQUERQUE, BERNALILLO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO 87105 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301(A) OF THE CWA BY ENGAGING IN AN INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY WITHOUT NPDES PER- MIT COVERAGE. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(A)(3) OF THE CWA, EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) ORDERING THE RE- SPONDENT TO SUBMIT EXPLANATION OF NON-COMPLIANCE, OBTAIN A PERMIT, SUBMIT A POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN (PPP) FOR THE FACILITY, MEET EPA AND SHOW CAUSE.
Defendants (1)
- ACE METALS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
ACE METALS INC
4709 BROADWAY BLVD SE, ALBUQUERQUE, NM, 871057407
Registry ID: 110010653006
Statutes cited
- CWA 301A — Clean Water Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
ACE METALS, INC.entered 1996-09-27
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1996-09-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1996-09-27Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1996-09-27Final Order Issued
- 1997-04-30Compliance Achieved
- 1997-04-30Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 36789
- Case number
- 06-1996-0503
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- 6EN-L
- EPA region
- 06
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Clean Water Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-1996-0503 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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