EPA v. MODINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY - EMPORIA
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$185,000
Case summary
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH GENERAL PRETREATMENT REGULATION AND CATEGORICAL PRETREATMENT STANDARDS (40 CFR 413 AND 433). REMEDIES/RELIEF SOUGHT: COMPLIANCE WITH PRETREATMENT REG- ULATIONS. PENALTIES WILL BE NEGOTIATED AND WILL INCLUDE UP- FRONT AS WELL AS STIPULATED PENALTIES. INFO NECESSARY TO CALCULATE PROPOSED PENALTIES BEING REQUESTED IN A 308 LETTER. RECENT CONTACTS WITH DEFENDANTS: MEETING WITH MODINE ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICIALS AND LEGAL COUNSEL ON NOV. 8, 1985. DATE OF INSPECTION: 5/3/85, BMR'S FOR METAL FINISHING. SIGNIFICANT DEFENSIVE LITIGATION HAS BEE FILED BY MODINE AGAINST THE AGENCY. THERE ARE TWO TECHNICAL CONTACTS: LEE DUVALL AND PAUL MARSHALL - FTS-757-2817.
Defendants (1)
- MODINE MANUFACTURING COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
MODINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY
1401 INDUSTRIAL ST., EMPORIA, KS, 66801
Registry ID: 110000446054
Statutes cited
- CWA 309 — Violation of Existing AO
- CWA 301/307 — Effluent Limitations - NPDES Toxic & Pretreatment Effluent Standards
Enforcement conclusions (1)
MODINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY - EMPORIAentered 1987-08-24
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $185,000
Timeline (10 milestones)
- 1985-05-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1985-12-20Referred To Headquarters
- 1986-02-10Returned To Region
- 1986-04-28Rereferred
- 1986-05-16Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1987-06-19Complaint Filed With Court
- 1987-08-24Concluded
- 1987-08-24Final Order Lodged
- 1987-08-24Final Order Entered
- 1990-01-05Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 42462
- Case number
- 07-1985-0155
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- EPA region
- 07
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Violation of Existing AO
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 07-1985-0155 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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