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WEIRTON STEEL CORPORATION (CAA,CWA, RCRA)

Judicial · FY1996 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 17217

$1.59M
Penalty
Cost recovery
$14.00M
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
03-1996-0045
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
Y
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (2)

Summary

CAA********* FACILITY IS IN VIOLATION OF WEST VIRGINIA SIP REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO VISIBLE EMISSIONS OF PARTICULATE MATTER FROM BOP,BLAST FURNACES, SINKER PLANT AND HCL REGISTRATION PLANT. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF NECESSARY FOR COMPLIANCE ESTIMATED TO BE APPROXIMATELY $16 MILLION (OF WHICH COMPANY HAS ALREADY COMMITTED HALF). PENALTIES UNDER CAA CIVIL PENALTY POLICY INCLUDE $2 MILLION FOR ECONOMIC BENEFIT AND $400,000 FOR GRAVITY. CWA********** FACILITY HAS THREE MAJOR OUTFALLS WITHEFFLUENT VIOLATIONS AT EACH OF THEM. FACILITY HAS ALSO HAD OCCASSIONAL SPILLS. POLLUTANTS TSS, O&G, PH, CYANIDE, ZINC AND OIL. MULTI-MEDIA CASE CONTACTS****************ATTORNEY RCRA JUDITH HYKEL (215)814-2646/TECHNICAL CONTACT KIM COX (215)814-6413 ATTORNEY CWA PHIL YEANY (215)597-9952/TECHNICAL CONTACT L. NASH (215)597-6797 DANIEL BOEHMCKE IS THE EPA LEAD ATTORNEY (215)597-8542/MIKE IOFF IS THE TECHNICAL PERSON (215)597-9858. SUPPLMENTAL REFERRAL SENT ON 06/11/09. CWA 301/402 (NPDES PERMIT VIOLATIONS) & CWA/307 (EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS - NPDES TOXIC & PRETREATMENT EFFLUENT STANDARDS. MARK BOLENDER AND KYLE ZIEBA ADDED CONTACTS TO THIS CASE.

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