EPA v. SHEFFIELD STEEL CORPORATION (SSC)

Case summary

1. VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE PURSUANT TO THE EPA'S POLICY GUID- ANCE, INCENTIVES FOR SELF-POLICING: DISCOVERY, DISCLOS- URE, CORRECTION AND PREVENTION OF VIOLATION. 2. SHEFFIELD STEEL CORPORATION (SSC) 2300 SOUTH HIGHWAY 97 SAND SPRINGS, TULSA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74063 3. RESPONDENT, UNDER THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, DISCLOSED VIOLATIONS OF SECTION 3005 OF RCRA, 301 AND 311(J) OF THE CWA, AND 502 OF THE CAA. THE VIOLATIONS INCLUDED: 1) IM- PROPER LABELING AND INADEQUATE TRAINING REGARDING UNI- VERSE WASTES; 2) IMPROPER LABELING OF USED OIL TANKS; 3) FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY CONTAIN AND/OR CLEAN UP FUGITIVE RELEASES OF KO61 FROM DUST LOADING INTO RAIL CARS; 4) SWPPP DEFICIENCIES; 5) VIOLATION OF THE GENERAL STORM WATER REQUIREMENTS FOR COLLECTING 4 QUARTERLY SAMPLES; 6) SPCC DEFICIENCIES; 7) FAILURE TO REPORT ZINC DISCHARGES I IN STORM WATER UNDER TRI FORM R; 8) VIOLATION OF TITLE V PERMIT CONDITION REGARDING PAINT USAGE; 9) VIOLATION OF TITLE V PERMIT CONDITION REGARDING PRESSURE DROP ON THE DEC AND CANOPY HOOD BAGHOUSES; AND FAILURE TO NOTE VIOLA- TIONS OF TITLE V PERMIT CONDITIONS FOR PAINT USAGE AND PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL IN THE ANNUAL COMPLIANCE CERTIFICA- TION. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, EPA REVIEW THE RESPONDENT'S DISCLOSURE, CORRECTION AND PRE- VENTION OF RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS, AND PAST COMPLI- ANCE HISTORY, AND MAKE A DETERMINATION AS TO THE RESPOND- ENT'S QUALIFICATION TO THE SELF-POLICING POLICY AND IF EPA WILL SEEK GRAVITY-BASED PENALTIES OR NOT.

Defendants (1)

• SHEFFIELD STEEL CORPORATION

Facilities (1)

• SHEFFIELD STEEL CORPORATION

  2300 S. HWY. 97, SAND SPRINGS, OK, 74063

  Registry ID: 110000598470

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
• CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations
• CAA 502 — Operating Permits (Title V)
• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
• RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2001-02-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-03-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-10-16Enforcement Action Closed