# GENERAL ELECTRIC - WATERFORD (SILICONE PROD. DIV)
> **Judicial** · FY1984 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `1889`
- **Case Number:** 02-1984-0006
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $133K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- GENERAL ELECTRIC CO (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

SYNOPSIS                                                     GE OWNS AND OPERATES A SILICONE PROCESS RESEARCH AND MANU- FACTURING FACILITY THAT HAS BEEN IN VIOLATION OF BOTH NPDES  AND STATE POLLUTION DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (SPDES)     PERMITS SINCE 1977.  GE HAS EXCEEDED TECHNOLOGY-BASED EFF-   LUENT LIMITATIONS FOR NUMEROUS PARAMETERS AS WELL AS STATE   WATER QUALITY-BASED LIMITATIONS FOR VISIBLE SHEEN.  GE HAS   ALSO VIOLATED CERTAIN PERMIT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.  THE    GE PLANT IS 8000 FEET UPSTREAM FROM THE WATERFORD VILLAGE,   NY, DRINKING WATER SOURCE INTAKE POINT.  THE COMPLAINT SEEKS STATUTORY CIVIL PENALTIES FOR EACH DAY GE IS FOUND TO BE IN  VIOLATION OF THE ACT AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF REQUIRING BOTH    PERMIT COMPLIANCE AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MONITORING AND  REPORTING PROGRAM.                                             ISSUES OF PRECEDENTIAL SIGNIFICANCE                          THE REGION IS RECOMMENDING THAT THIS CASE BE FILED BEFORE  5/15/84 IN ORDER TO WIN A RACE TO THE COURTHOUSE WITH A      CITIZEN'S GROUP THAT HAS GIVEN A 60-DAY NOTICE OF INTENT TO  SUE GE.  IF FILING OCCURS BY THAT DATE, THERE MAY BE AN AT-  TEMPT BY THE CITIZEN'S GROUP TO INTERVENE.  SUCH INTERVEN-   TION MAY AFFECT THE AGENCY STRATEGY IN THIS CASE, AND THIS   POSSIBILITY OF INTERVENTION HAS PRECEDENTIAL SIGNIFICANCE.     GE HAS RAISED AS AN AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE THAT, SINCE ITS    PERMIT LIMITS WERE BASED ON BEST PROFESSIONAL JUDGEMENT      (BPJ) AND  99% CONFIDENCE LIMITS , VIO

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