# WEIRTON STEEL CORPORATION (CAA,CWA, RCRA)
> **Judicial** · FY1996 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `17217`
- **Case Number:** 03-1996-0045
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $1.59M
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $14.00M
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** Y
## Defendants
- ARCELOR MITTAL-WEIRTON, INC
- WEIRTON STEEL CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
## 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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