EPA v. NUCOR CORPORATION, NORFOLK, NE

Case summary

10/20/99; THIS CASE IS BEING REFERRED AS PART OF A NATIONAL MULTI-REGIONAL, MULTI-MEDIA ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST NUCOR. VIOLATIONS OF THE CAA AND RCRA HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED AT THE NUCOR FACILITY; HOWEVER, THE STATE OF NEBRASKA HAS INDICATED THAT IT WILL PURSUE THE CLEAN AIR ACT VIOLATIONS. NEBRASKA HAS ALSO AGREED THAT EPA SHOULD REFER THE RCRA VIOLATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. EPA REGIONS VI, VII AND VIII, ALONG WITH EPA HEADQUARTERS AND DOJ STAFF HAVE BEEN PARTICIPATING IN WEEKLY CONFERENCE CALLS DURING WHICH THE STATUS OF THE CASE AND CASE STRATEGY IS DISCUSSED. BASED UPON DISCUSSIONS WITH HEADQUARTERS AND DOJ DURING THE COURSE OF THESE CALLS, EPA REGION VII IS PROVIDING A LETTER REFERRAL TO DOJ FOR THE RCRA VIOLATIONS AT THE NORFOLK FACILITY, SINCE DOJ ALREADY HAS AMPLE BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON NUCOR FROM MORE COMPLETE REFERRAL REPORTS FROM OTHER REGIONS.

Defendants (1)

• NUCOR CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (9)

• VULCRAFT

  SR 101 & CR 60, ST JOE, IN, 46785

  Registry ID: 110000747906

• VULCRAFT

  SR 101 & CR 60, ST JOE, IN, 46785

  Registry ID: 110000747906

• VULCRAFT NUCOR COLD FINISH DIVISIONS OF NUCOR CORPORATION

  1601 W. OMAHA AVE., NORFOLK, NE, 68701

  Registry ID: 110000448123

• VULCRAFT NUCOR COLD FINISH DIVISIONS OF NUCOR CORPORATION

  1601 W. OMAHA AVE., NORFOLK, NE, 68701

  Registry ID: 110000448123

• NUCOR STEEL

  CR 400 E & CR 400 S, CRAWFORDSVILLE, IN, 479339450

  Registry ID: 110017410595

• VULCRAFT

  SR 101 & CR 60, ST JOE, IN, 46785

  Registry ID: 110000747906

• NUCOR STEEL NEBRASKA

  2911 E. NUCOR RD., NORFOLK, NE, 68701

  Registry ID: 110000448132

• VULCRAFT NUCOR COLD FINISH DIVISIONS OF NUCOR CORPORATION

  1601 W. OMAHA AVE., NORFOLK, NE, 68701

  Registry ID: 110000448123

• VULCRAFT

  SR 101 & CR 60, ST JOE, IN, 46785

  Registry ID: 110000747906

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
• CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
• CAA 111 — New Source Performance Standards
• CWA 402 — Clean Water Act
• RCRA 3008A — Compliance Order: Injunctive & Penalty

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• NUCOR CORPORATIONentered 2001-06-20

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $1,507,693 · State/local: $500,000 · SEP: $1,071,430

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 1999-09-28Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1999-10-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-12-19Final Order Lodged
• 2000-12-19Complaint Filed With Court
• 2001-06-20Final Order Entered
• 2020-06-01Enforcement Action Closed