# NATIONAL FINISHING CORPORATION
> **Judicial** · FY1984 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `1906`
- **Case Number:** 02-1984-0025
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $64K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- NATIONAL FINISHING CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THIS CASE IS REFERRED FOR PURPOSE OF SEEKING THE IMPOSI-   TION OF A SUITABLE CIVIL PENALTY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF FOR   THE DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS TO A MUNICIPAL SEWAGE TREATMENT  PLANT IN EXCESS OF THAT ALLOWED UNDER APPLICABLE PRETREAT-   MENT REGULATIONS IN VIOLATION OF THE CWA.                      THE DEFENDANT, NATIONAL FINISHING CORPORATION, A COMPANY   ENGAGED IN ELECTROPLATING, HAS NO PRETREATMENT EQUIPMENT     INSTALLED AT PRESENT EXCEPT FOR PH NEUTRALIZATION.  IT HAS   REPORTED THAT IT WILL NOT HAVE NEEDED PRETREATMENT INSTALLED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 1985.  IN THE INTERIM, IT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO VIOLATE THE APPLICABLE PRETREATMENT STANDARDS.     RELIEF SOUGHT INCLUDES A CIVIL PENALTY TO REMOVE THE ECO-  NOMIC BENEFIT THAT MIGHT BE DERIVED FROM NOT MEETING PRE-    TREATMENT STANDARDS FOR 17 MONTHS.  FURTHER, AN INJUNCTION   SHOULD BE SOUGHT TO ENSURE THAT THE SCHEDULE TO ACHIEVE COM- PLIANCE BY OCTOBER 1985 IS CARRIED OUT.  NATIONAL FINISHING  CORP. HAS INDICATED THAT IT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE INTERIM  TREATMENT METHODS TO ATTAIN COMPLIANCE.                        THE NATIONAL FINISHING CORP. IS A NEW YORK CORPORATION     WITH A FACILITY AT 2929 MAIN ST. IN BUFFALO, NY.  THE FACI-  LITY IS A NON-INTEGRATED JOB SHOP DOING METAL FINISHING AND  ELECTROPLATING.  THE MATERIALS PLATED INCLUDE CADMIUM, CHRO- MIUM, COPPER, NICKEL, TIN AND ZINC, GOLD, SILVER & RHODIUM.

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