EPA v. Sims Metal Management
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On December 1, 2014, the court of the Northern District of California entered a final Consent Decree settlement against Sims Metal Management to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Water Act identified by EPA at their Redwood City facility during inspections in 2011. The Consent Decree requires Sims to pay a $189,500 penalty and to investigate and clean-up sediment caused by its metal recycling operations.
Defendants (1)
- Sims Metal ManagementNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
SIMS METAL AMERICA/REDWOOD CITY DIVISION
699 SEAPORT BLVD, REDWOOD CITY, CA, 940630000
Registry ID: 110018980334
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Sims Metal Managemententered 2014-12-01
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $189,500
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 2012-09-25Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2012-09-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2014-09-18Complaint Filed With Court
- 2014-09-18Final Order Lodged
- 2014-12-01Final Order Entered
- 2014-12-01Concluded
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3000064927
- Case number
- 09-2012-1539
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 09
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Permit Violations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-2012-1539 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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