EPA v. PACIFIC HIDE & FUR DEPOT, D/B/A PACIFIC STEEL & RECYCLING INC

Case summary

On September 16, 2016, Region 10 filed a consent agreement and final order resolving violations of the Clean Water Act by Pacific Steel & Recycling, Inc. in Ponderay, Idaho. Respondent, which operates a recycling depot and sells new steel products, failed to follow conditions of the EPA Stormwater Multi-Sector General Permit, including Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan deficiencies, failures to monitor, and failures to review control measures or add corrective actions. The company reported that the inspection and subsequent enforcement action resulted in actions to improve compliance at all branches of the company. At the Ponderay facility, the company doubled the number of monthly sweeping activities which reduced zinc concentrations to a compliant level and also reduced the concentration of other metals in the facility's industrial stormwater runoff. The company agreed to pay a penalty of $19,618.

Defendants (2)

• Pacific Hide & Fur DepotNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• d/b/a Pacific Steel & Recycling IncNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PACIFIC STEEL AND RECYCLING INC

  1000 TRIANGLE DRIVE, PONDERAY, ID, 83852

  Registry ID: 110063641509

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PACIFIC HIDE & FUR DEPOT, D/B/A PACIFIC STEEL & RECYCLING INC - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDERentered 2016-09-16

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $19,618

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2016-08-04Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2016-09-16Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2016-09-16Final Order Issued
• 2016-10-13Enforcement Action Closed
• 2016-10-13NPDES Closed