EPA v. JABIL (FORMERLY SYNTHES USA)

Case summary

On December 6, 2023 the EPA entered into an Administrative Order on Consent (AOC) with Jabil, Inc. of Monument, Colorado to resolve the facility?s violations of the pretreatment regulations. On 9/01/23, NPDES Enforcement sent a Notice of Violation and Opportunity to Confer (NOVOC) to Jabil outlining the facility?s violations. Violations cited in the AOC and outlined in the NOVOC were identified during prior quarterly submittals of the facility?s Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs) and included the following: Exceedances of the facility?s zinc daily average limit; Exceedances of the facility?s zinc monthly average limit; Exceedances of the facility?s nickel monthly average limit; Failure to notification requirement; Failure to sample during monitoring period. Jabil is a manufacturer of titanium and stainless-steel screws, screw blanks, and nails used in orthopedic devices. Wastewater discharges from Jabil to the Monument Sanitation District and Tri-Lakes publicly owned treatment works are subject to Categorical Pretreatment Standards in the Metal Finishing Point Source Category 40 C.F.R. ? 433. EPA directly implements the pretreatment regulations in Colorado and serves as the control authority for Jabil because Monument does not have an approved pretreatment program. The AOC requires Jabil to conduct and submit monthly effluent sampling for the duration of the order; notify EPA within 24 hours of becoming aware of any effluent violation, and to submit analytical results of re-sampling to the EPA within 30 days; and submittal of final annual report which includes detailed summary of investigation into source, or lack thereof, of zinc and nickel at the Facility, actions taken to reduce zinc and nickel, and certification all sampling was completed.

Defendants (1)

• JABIL (FORMERLY SYNTHES USA)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• JABIL, INCORPORATED

  1051 SYNTHES AVE., MONUMENT, CO, 80132

  Registry ID: 110000466781

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• JABIL (FORMERLY SYNTHES USA)entered 2023-12-06

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2023-12-06Final Order Issued
• 2024-01-04Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2025-03-06NPDES Closed
• 2025-03-06Enforcement Action Closed