EPA v. IMO INDUSTRIES

Case summary

IMOINDUSTRIES OWNS AND OPERATES A FACILITY IN VERNON, CA. WHICH MANUFACTURES PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE-SENSITIVE SWITCHES, TRANSDUSERS AND VALUES. THE VERNON PLANT DISCHARGE INTO THE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICTS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY JOINT WASTEWATER VIOLATION OF THE CATEGORICAL PRETREATMENT STANDARDS FOR METAL FINISHING OPERATIONS. IN ADDITION, IMO INDUSTRIESVIOLATED THE PROHIBITIONS AGAINST DILUTION AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR TREATMENT BY CONTINUOUSLY RUNNING ITS RINSES EVEN WHEN METAL FINISHING PROCESSES WERE NOT IN OPERATION. AS OF NOV 1991, IMO INDUSTRIES DOES USES OUTSIDE CONTRACTORS FOR ITS CHROMIUM-BASED PROCESSES. WITHOUT CHROMIUM, IMO DOES NOT VIOLATE THE CATEGORICAL PRETREATMENT STANDARDS. THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED BETWEEN NOV. 1987 AND NOV. 1991.

Defendants (1)

• IMO INDUSTRIESNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• BARKSDALE INCORPORATED

  3211 FRUITLAND AVE, LOS ANGELES, CA, 900580843

  Registry ID: 110000781636

• BARKSDALE INCORPORATED

  3211 FRUITLAND AVE, LOS ANGELES, CA, 900580843

  Registry ID: 110000781636

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/307 — Effluent Limitations - NPDES Toxic & Pretreatment Effluent Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• IMO INDUSTRIES INC.entered 1993-11-01

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $187,000

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1992-08-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1992-09-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1993-10-27Complaint Filed With Court
• 1993-11-01Final Order Lodged
• 1993-11-01Final Order Entered
• 1993-11-01Concluded
• 1993-12-02Enforcement Action Closed