EPA v. ROCKY MOUNTAIN STEEL MILLS
Litigated With Penalty
Case summary
THIS REFERRAL IS SUBMITTED AGAINST CF&I STEEL, D/B/A ROCKY MOUNTAIN STEEL MILLS FOR ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT AS PART OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S NATIONAL STEEL MINIMILL ENFORCEMENT INITIATIVE. UNDER THE AGREEMENT IN PRINCIPLE ALREADY REACHED, CF&I WILL PAY A CASH PENALTYOF $450,000 AND SEPS AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTALLY BENEFICIAL PROJECTS TOTALING $1.1 MILLION.
Defendants (1)
- ROCKY MOUNTAIN STEEL MILLSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
EVRAZ ROCKY MOUNTAIN STEEL
1612 EAST ABRIENDO AVENUE, PUEBLO, CO, 81004
Registry ID: 110000467833
CF & I STEEL L.P. DBA EVRAZ ROCKY MTN ST
2100 SOUTH FREEWAY, PUEBLO AREA, CO, 81006
Registry ID: 110000467833
Statutes cited
- CAA 113A — Violation of Existing Administrative Order
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Rocky Mountain Steel Millsentered 2003-11-26
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $450,000 · SEP: $1,010,000
Timeline (9 milestones)
- 2002-04-04Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2002-04-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2003-04-09Complaint Filed With Court
- 2003-04-09Final Order Lodged
- 2003-11-26Final Order Entered
- 2010-02-20Demand for Stipulated Penalties
- 2011-02-17Enforcement Action Closed
- 2011-02-17Pipeline Closed
- 2011-02-17Air Resolved
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 51965
- Case number
- 08-2002-0056
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- AIR
- EPA region
- 08
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Violation of Existing Administrative Order
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-2002-0056 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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