EPA v. Alter Trading Corporation/Alter Metal Recycling - Cedar Rapids / Columbus CWA 309G2B AO For Class II
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
Resolves NPDES permit violations at Columbus and Cedar Rapid facilities
Defendants (1)
- Alter Trading Corporation d.b.a. Alter Metal RecycNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
COLUMBUS METALS INDUSTRIES
3440 15TH ST E, COLUMBUS, NE, 68601-4719
Registry ID: 110001512275
ALTER METAL RECYCLING - CEDAR RAPIDS
6305 11TH ST. SW, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA, 52404
Registry ID: 110000789460
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Alter Trading Corporation/Alter Metal Recycling - Cedar Rapids / Columbus CWA 309G2B AO For Class IIentered 2025-12-03
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $52,623
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2025-12-03Final Order Issued
- 2025-12-03Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2025-12-08NPDES Closed
- 2025-12-08Enforcement Action Closed
- 2025-12-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3604658568
- Case number
- 07-2025-0223
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 07
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Permit Violations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 07-2025-0223 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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