# INLAND STEEL COMPANY
> **Judicial** · FY1984 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `25268`
- **Case Number:** 05-1984-0024
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $600K
- **Cost recovery:** $0
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- INLAND STEEL CO. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

NATURE OF THE CASE                                              ON JULY 1, 1983, IN THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA,   INLAND STEEL COMPANY MOVED FOR (AND THE UNITED STATES DID    NOT OPPOSE) ENTRY OF A COMPREHENSIVE JUDGMENT ORDER WHICH    PROVIDED FOR CONTROL OF ALL THEN KNOWN VIOLATING PARTICULATE MATTER SOURCES AT INLAND STEEL COMPANY'S PLANT IN EAST       CHICAGO, INDIANA.  THAT ORDER REQUIRES INSTALLATION OF CON-  TROLS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE PRAC-  TICES AT, INTER ALIA, SIX COKE-OVEN BATTERIES AND AN OPEN    HEARTH SHOP ESP STACK.  IN ADDITION, INLAND STEEL COMPANY    HAS FAILED TO SUBMIT REPORTS DOCUMENTING COMPLIANCE WITH     RELEVANT OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE PRACTICES.                     INLAND'S PLANT IS LOCATED IN A DESIGNATED NONATTAINMENT AREA FOR TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER.                   CAUSE OF ACTION                                                 INLAND'S EMISSIONS ARE IN VIOLATION OF THE FEDERAL      COURT ORDER AND THE INDIANA STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.       ACTION AGAINST INLAND IS PREMISED ON RULE 65 OF THE FEDERAL  RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, SECTION 113 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT,  42 U.S.C. SECTION 7413, AND SPECIFIC PROVISIONS OF THE       JUDGMENT ORDER REQUIRING PAYMENT OF STIPULATED PENALTIES IN  THE EVENT OF NONCOMPLIANCE.  TO DATE PENALTIES TOTAL         $124,000.                                                      PROPOSED REMEDY                                                 IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE COMPLIANCE WI

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