EPA v. GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$182,500
Case summary
THIS CIVIL JUDICIAL REFERRAL PURSUANT TO THE CWA ASKS DOJ TO FILE SUIT AGAINST GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES CORPORATION FOR VIOLATIONS OF CWA FEDERAL CATEGORICAL PRETREATMENT STANDARDS AND A RESULTING INTERFERENCE WITH THE DISPOSAL OF MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT SLUDGE. GUARDIAN ACHIEVED COMPLIANCE WITH THE FEDERAL STANDARDS AND THE PROHIBITION AGAINST INTERFERENCE THROUGH THE INSTALLATION OF A PRETREATMENT UNIT ON 12/20/00. THIS CIVIL JUDICIAL REFERRAL SEEKS TO COLLECT A CIVIL PENALTY FOR PAST VIOLATIONS.
Defendants (1)
- GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
GUARDIAN IND - REEDLY PLT
1485 E CURTIS AVE, REEDLY, CA, 93654
Registry ID: 110001168995
GUARDIAN IND - REEDLY PLT
1485 E CURTIS AVE, REEDLY, CA, 93654
Registry ID: 110001168995
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/307 — Effluent Limitations - NPDES Toxic & Pretreatment Effluent Standards
Enforcement conclusions (1)
GUARDIAN INDUSTRIESentered 2002-03-05
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $182,500 · State/local: $182,500
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 2001-02-05Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2001-04-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2002-02-26Complaint Filed With Court
- 2002-02-26Final Order Lodged
- 2002-03-05Concluded
- 2002-03-05Final Order Entered
- 2002-03-12Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 53729
- Case number
- 09-2001-0022
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- ATWGL
- EPA region
- 09
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Effluent Limitations - NPDES Toxic & Pretreatment Effluent Standards
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-2001-0022 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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