EPA v. MIDWEST SOLVENTS CO.

Case summary

MIDWEST SOLVENTS. MIDWEST SOLVENTS OWNS AND OPERATES A FACILITY FOR MANUFACTURING WHEAT STARCH AND GLUTEN, ALCOHOL, ANIMAL FEEDS AND LIQUID CARBON DIOXIDE. THE FACILITY DIS- CHARGES THROUGH ONE OUTLET INTO WHITE CLAY CREEK. THE COM- PANY HAS A LONG HISTORY OF NON-COMPLIANCE WITH NPDES EF- FLUENT LIMITATIONS. KANSAS ISSUED THE COMPANY ITS FIRST NPDES PERMIT IN 1974. MIDWEST WAS THREE MONTHS LATE IN COM- PLETING ITS FACILITY AND FREQUENTLY BYPASSED IT AFTER IT WAS FINISHED, EXCEEDING PERMIT LIMITATIONS FOR BOD AND TSS BY AS MUCH AS A FACTOR OF 100 ON OCCASION. THE COMPANY ALSO CON- SISTENTLY FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE SAMPLING REQUIREMENTS OF THE PERMIT. IN SEPTEMBER 1981, KANSAS SIGNIFICANTLY RELAXED THE LIMITATIONS IN THE COMPANY'S PERMIT. NEVERTHELESS, MIDWEST DID NOT ACHIEVE CONSISTENT COMPLIANCE WITH THE RE- VISED PERMIT CONDITIONS UNTIL MAY 1982. THE COMPANY IS PRESENTLY IN COMPLIANCE.

Defendants (1)

• MIDWEST SOLVENTS COMPANY, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (12)

• MIDWEST GRAIN PRODUCTS INCORPORATED

  1300 MAIN ST., ATCHISON, KS, 66002

  Registry ID: 110000445073

• MIDWEST GRAIN PRODUCTS INCORPORATED

  1300 MAIN ST., ATCHISON, KS, 66002

  Registry ID: 110000445073

• MIDWEST GRAIN PRODUCTS INCORPORATED

  1300 MAIN ST., ATCHISON, KS, 66002

  Registry ID: 110000445073

• MIDWEST GRAIN PRODUCTS INCORPORATED

  1300 MAIN ST., ATCHISON, KS, 66002

  Registry ID: 110000445073

• MIDWEST GRAIN PRODUCTS INCORPORATED

  1300 MAIN ST., ATCHISON, KS, 66002

  Registry ID: 110000445073

• MIDWEST GRAIN PRODUCTS INCORPORATED

  1300 MAIN ST., ATCHISON, KS, 66002

  Registry ID: 110000445073

• MIDWEST GRAIN PRODUCTS INCORPORATED

  1300 MAIN ST., ATCHISON, KS, 66002

  Registry ID: 110000445073

• MIDWEST GRAIN PRODUCTS INCORPORATED

  1300 MAIN ST., ATCHISON, KS, 66002

  Registry ID: 110000445073

• MIDWEST GRAIN PRODUCTS INCORPORATED

  1300 MAIN ST., ATCHISON, KS, 66002

  Registry ID: 110000445073

• MIDWEST GRAIN PRODUCTS INCORPORATED

  1300 MAIN ST., ATCHISON, KS, 66002

  Registry ID: 110000445073

• MIDWEST GRAIN PRODUCTS INCORPORATED

  1300 MAIN ST., ATCHISON, KS, 66002

  Registry ID: 110000445073

• MIDWEST GRAIN PRODUCTS INCORPORATED

  1300 MAIN ST., ATCHISON, KS, 66002

  Registry ID: 110000445073

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MIDWEST SOLVENTS CO INCentered 1983-09-08

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $25,000

Timeline (8 milestones)

• 1979-05-14Referred To Headquarters
• 1979-07-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1982-09-14Referred TO U.S. Attorney
• 1983-06-30Complaint Filed With Court
• 1983-09-08Concluded
• 1983-09-08Final Order Lodged
• 1983-09-08Final Order Entered
• 1984-09-30Enforcement Action Closed