# FMC SPECIALTY CHEMICALS DIVISION - NITRO
> **Judicial** · FY1987 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `11349`
- **Case Number:** 03-1987-0285
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $180K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- FMC CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THIS IS AN ACTION AGAINST THE FMC CORPORATION, NITRO      FACILITY, UNDER THE CLEAN WATER ACT FOR PAST VIOLATIONS OF   FMC'S NPDES PERMITS. THE GOVERNMENT IS SEEKING A PENALTY FOR PAST PERMIT VIOLATIONS.                                         A SUBPEONA DUCES TECUM AND DEPOSITION SUBPEONA WERE FILED BY FMC ON ANTHONY MEADOWS, AN EPA ENGINEER ON JULY 19, 1988. IN RESPONSE, THE GOVERNMENT FILED A MOTION TO QUASH THE SUB- PEONA DUCES TECUM.                                              A NEGOTIATION SESSION WAS HELD ON OCTOBER 3, 1988, AT     WHICH TIME THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSED A SETTLEMENT FIGURE IN    THE AMOUNT OF $350,000.00. FMC IS SCHEDULED TO RESPOND WITH  A COUNTER OFFER ON OCTOBER 17, 1988.

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