EPA v. AMERICAN CHROME & CHEMICALS, L.P., A TEXAS PARTNERSHIP

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(A). 2. AMERICAN CHROME & CHEMICAL, L.P., A TEXAS PARTNERSHIP 3800 BUDDY LAWRENCE DRIVE CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS 78469 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SCETION 301 OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS FROM ITS FACILITY THAT EXCEEDED PERMITTED EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS, AS SHOWN IN THE CERTIFIED DMRS FILED WITH EPA. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(A) OF THE CWA, EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) TO THE RESPONDENT. THE AO ORDERED THE RESPONDENT TO: A) WITHIN 30 DAYS, TAKE WHATEVER CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NECESSARY TO ELIMINATE AND PREVENT RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS CITED, B) WITHIN 30 DAYS, SUBMIT A WRITTEN REPORT DETAILING THE SPECIFIC AC- TIONS TAKEN TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS AND EXPLAIN HOW THEY WILL PREVENT RECURRENCE, AND C) IF NOT POSSIBLE TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS WITHIN 30 DAYS, WITHIN 30 DAYS, SUBMIT A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO DO SO IN THE SHORTEST REA- SONABLE TIME.

Defendants (1)

• AMERICAN CHROME & CHEMICALS, L.P.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ELEMENTIS CHROMIUM L P

  3800 BUDDY LAWRENDE DR, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX, 78408

  Registry ID: 110005069102

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• AMERICAN CHROME & CHEMICALS, L.P.entered 1999-01-21

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-01-21Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-01-21Final Order Issued
• 1999-01-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-11-15Compliance Achieved
• 2000-11-15Enforcement Action Closed