EPA v. CertainTeed Corporation Water System
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On September 5th, 2018, the U.S. District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania entered the Stipulation of Settlement and Order resolving the alleged Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) violations at the CertainTeed Lake Charles Polymer Plant in Westlake, Louisiana. Pursuant to the settlement, CertainTeed must pay a civil penalty of $365,500 within 30 days of the date the Stipulation of Settlement and Order is entered.
Defendants (1)
- CertainTeed CorporationNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
CERTAINTEED CORPORATION
3300 PETE MANENA ROAD, WESTLAKE, LA, 70669
Registry ID: 110000449596
CERTAINTEED CORPORATION
3300 PETE MANENA ROAD, WESTLAKE, LA, 70669
Registry ID: 110000449596
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1412 — Nat'l Drinking Water Compliance Schedule - Effective Date
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CertainTeed Corporation Water Systementered 2018-09-05
Primary law: SDWA
Federal penalty: $365,500
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 2016-10-12Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2017-01-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2018-08-24Complaint Filed With Court
- 2018-09-05Final Order Lodged
- 2018-09-05Final Order Entered
- 2018-12-19Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600907191
- Case number
- 06-2017-1208
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- 6EN-W
- EPA region
- 06
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Nat'l Drinking Water Compliance Schedule - Effective Date
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2017-1208 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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