EPA v. CHS INC
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE NATIONAL PRETREATMENT STANDARDS ISSUED PER SECTION 307 OF THE CWA BY INTRODUCING DISCHARGES HAVING A PH LOWER THAN 5.0 SU INTO A PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS NOT DESIGNED TO ACCOMODATE SUCH DISCHARGES
Defendants (1)
- CHS INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
CHS SOUTH SIOUX CITY
395 164TH ST, SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NE, 68776-4542
Registry ID: 110040498235
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/307 — Effluent Limitations - NPDES Toxic & Pretreatment Effluent Standards
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CHS INCentered 2018-07-17
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $80,000
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 2018-07-17Final Order Issued
- 2018-07-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2018-07-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2018-07-31Enforcement Action Closed
- 2018-07-31Compliance Achieved
- 2018-07-31Pipeline Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3601497637
- Case number
- 07-2018-0174
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 07
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Effluent Limitations - NPDES Toxic & Pretreatment Effluent Standards
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 07-2018-0174 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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