EPA v. B.J. CARNEY INDUSTRIES, INC.
Litigated With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$125,000
Case summary
THIS IS A PRETREATMENT ENFORCEMENT CASE ALLEGING VIOLATIONS OF PRETREATMENT STANDARDS BY B.J. CARNEY INDUSTRIES, A WOOD TREATMENT FACILITY. CARNEY HAD DISCHARGED PENTACHLOROPHENOL TO THE LOCAL POTW FOR YEARS DESPITE WARNINGS FROM EPA THAT THE DISCHARGES VIOLATED THE NO DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS OF 40 CFR 429.75.
Defendants (1)
- B.J. CARNEYNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
BJ CARNEY INDUSTRIES INC
1400 N BOYER, SANDPOINT, ID, 83864
Registry ID: 110042072342
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
B.J. CARNEY INDUSTRIES, INC.entered 1998-02-20
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $125,000
Timeline (8 milestones)
- 1990-12-06Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1993-10-19Administrative Hearing
- 1996-03-11Admin Law Judge Decision
- 1996-03-29Appeal To Administrator
- 1996-05-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1998-02-20EAB Decision
- 1998-02-20Final Order Issued
- 2001-02-02Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 55254
- Case number
- 10-1996-0038
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- MMU1
- EPA region
- 10
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-1996-0038 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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