EPA v. EXCEL CORPORATION
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$450,000
Case summary
EXCEL VIOLATED FEDERAL PRETREATMENT PROHIBITIONS UNDER 40 CFR 403 IN THAT EXCEL HAS DISCHARGED, AT NUMEROUS TIMES, EFFLUENT WITH A PH OF LESS THAT 5.0 STANDARD UNITS AND HAS CAUSED INTERFERENCE AND PASS THROUGH OF THE CITY OF FORT MORGAN'S WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. IN ADDITION, EXCEL HAS VIOLATED ITS CONTROL MECHANISM WITH THE CITY. EXCEL OWNS AND OPERATES A SLAUGHTERHOUSE LOCATED IN FORT MORGAN AND IS AN INDUSTRIAL USER FOR THE CITY'S PUBLICALLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS.
Defendants (1)
- EXCEL CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
EXCEL CORPORATION
1505 EAST BURLINGTON AVENUE, FORT MORGAN, CO, 80701
Registry ID: 110000467637
Statutes cited
- CWA 307D — Clean Water Act
- CWA 301/307 — Effluent Limitations - NPDES Toxic & Pretreatment Effluent Standards
Enforcement conclusions (1)
EXCEL CORPORATIONentered 1995-07-18
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $450,000
Timeline (8 milestones)
- 1993-02-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1993-02-03Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1994-02-28Referred TO U.S. Attorney
- 1994-03-02Complaint Filed With Court
- 1995-07-18Final Order Lodged
- 1995-07-18Final Order Entered
- 1995-07-18Concluded
- 1995-07-18Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 49587
- Case number
- 08-1993-0141
- DOJ docket
- 90-5-1-1-4041
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- MEDIA
- EPA region
- 08
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Clean Water Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-1993-0141 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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