EPA v. LONE STAR STEEL CO. (TX0000027)
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
1. SECTION 309(A)(3) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(A)(3). 2. LONE STAR STEEL COMPANY P.O. BOX 1000 LONE STAR, MORRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 75668-1000 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS THAT EXCEEDED THE EFFLUENT LIMITS. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(A)(3) OF THE CWA, EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) ORDERING THE RE- SPONDENT TO CORRECT AND PREVENT THE RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS IN THE SHORTEST TIME POSSIBLE.
Defendants (1)
- LONE STAR STEEL CO.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
REILLY INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED
HWY. 259 S., LONE STAR, TX, 75668
Registry ID: 110012494256
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
LONE STAR STEEL CO.entered 1996-12-10
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1996-12-10Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1996-12-10Final Order Issued
- 1997-01-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1998-08-31Compliance Achieved
- 1998-08-31Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 36959
- Case number
- 06-1997-0128
- 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 06-1997-0128 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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