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10-1992-0139Administrative - FormalClosedFY 1992· Region 10

EPA v. NORQUEST SEAFOODS INC. (SILVER LINING SEAFOODS - KETCHIKAN)

Final Order With Penalty

Penalty assessed

$12,000

Case summary

COMPLAINT ISSUED AGAINST RESPONDENT ON MAY 28, 1992. THE COMPLAINT PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $16,000. THE COMPLAINT ALLEGES THAT THE RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE TERMS OF ITS NPDES PERMIT BY DISCHARGING WASTES WHICH EXCEED 0.5 INCHES, BY DISCHARGING WASTES WHICH WERE NOT ROUTED THROUGH THE FACILITY'S WASTEHANDLING SYSTEM, AND BY DISCHARGING WASTES WHICH PRODUCED FOAM OR FLOATING SOLIDS ON THE WATER SURFACE.

Defendants (1)

  • NORQUEST SEAFOODS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • WAUCONDA SAND & GRAVEL

    BONNER & GARLAND RD, WAUCONDA, IL, 60084

    Registry ID: 110009327022

Statutes cited

  • CWA 309GClean Water Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • NORQUEST SEAFOODS INC. (SILVER LINING SEAFOODS -entered 1992-09-24

    Primary law: CWA

    Federal penalty: $12,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 1992-03-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 1992-05-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 1992-09-24Final Order Issued
  • 1994-08-24Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
54542
Case number
10-1992-0139
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
WAT
Branch
WAT
EPA region
10
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Clean Water Act

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-1992-0139 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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