# ALLENS MANUFACTURING COMPANY., INC.
> **Judicial** · FY1989 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `181`
- **Case Number:** 01-1989-0018
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $210K
- **Cost recovery:** $0
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- ALLENS MANUFACTURING CO., INC (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THE REGION PROPOSES THE FILING OF A CIVIL ACTION FOR         INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AND PENALTIES UNDER SECTION 309(B)         AND(D) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT, 33 U.S.C. 1319(B) AND (D)     AGAINST ALLEN MANUFACTURING CO., INC. FOR VIOLATIONOF        FEDERAL AND LOCAL PRETREATMENT STANDARDS AND REPORTING       REQUIREMENTS.  ALLENS IS SUBJECT TO THESE STANDARDS AND      REPORTING REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE IT IS AN INDUSTRIAL USER      OF A PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS.                         ALLENS DISCHARGES APPROXIMATELY 75,000 GALLONS PER DAY       OF INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER FROM ITS ELECTROPLATING AND METAL   FINISHING FACILITY IN PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.  OF THIS     AMOUNT APPROXIMATELY 50,000 TO 60,000 GALLONS PER DAY IS     ELECTROPLATING AND METAL FINISHING PROCESS WASTEWATER.       UNDER EPA'S PRETREATMENT REGULATIONS, ALLENS IS NOW          CLASSIFIED AS A METAL FINISHER; HOWEVER, FROM APRIL 27, 1984 UNTIL FEBRUARY 14, 1986, IT WAS CLASSIFIED AS AN ELECTRO-    PLATER.  FROM APRIL 27, 1984 UNTIL AT LEAST JANUARY, 1986,   THE HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF TOTAL COPPER, TOTAL NICKEL, TOTAL ZINC, TOTAL CYANIDE IN ALLEN'S DISCHARGE TO THE POTW         VIOLATED THE NATIONAL CATEGORICAL STANDARDS FOR ELECTRO-     PLATING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY AT 40 C.F.R. PART 413.         VIOLATIONS: 2/15/86-9/88    40 C.F.R. PART 433                           7/1/87-9/15/87  40 C.F.R. 403.5(C)                                           R.I.C.L. 46-25-25                9/16/87-11/3/88 NBC PRETREATMENT STA

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