# SHARON STEEL CORP. - BRAINARD STAPPING DIV.
> **Judicial** · FY1986 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `26053`
- **Case Number:** 05-1986-0251
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $175K
- **Cost recovery:** $0
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- SHARON STEEL CORP. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

FINDING OF VIOLATION AND ORDER FOR COMPLIANCE ISSUED         6/30/86.  FINDING THAT WARREN PLANT'S SANITARY, COOLING      WATER AND PROCESS WASTE STREAMS ARE DISCHARRED TO RUN        TRIBUTARY OR TO CITY SANITARY SEWER SYSTEMS AND THAT PLANT   DOES NOT HAVE EFFECTIVE NPDES PERMIT.  ORDERED INFORMATION   RE: WASTEWATER STREAMS PROVISIONS, TESTING, LENGTH OF DIS-   CHARGE, TREATMENT.  TERMINAL SUPPORT DOCUMENT SUBMITTED      8/29/86, REVISED 9/3/86.  REFERRAL ANTICIPATED 9/15/86.      I.  SYNOPSIS OF THE CASE                                       THIS CASE IS REFERRED FOR THE PURPOSE OF SEEKING THE IMPO- SITION OF A SUITABLE CIVIL PENALTY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF FOR THE UNPERMITTED DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS TO NAVIGABLE WATERS  OF THE U.S. IN VIOLATION OF THE CWA ( THE ACT ).               THE DEFENDANT, SHARON STEEL CORPORATION ( SHARON STEEL  OR  THE CORPORATION ), IS A CORPORATION ENGAGED IN THE PRODUC-  TION OF STEEL AND RELATED SPECIALTY STEEL PRODUCTS.  THE COR PORATION'S BRAINDARD STRAPPING DIV. OPERATES A PLANT ( PLANT OR  FACILITY ) LOCATED IN WARREN, TRUMBULL COUNTY, OHIO.     SHARON STEEL ADMITS IN ITS SECTION 308 RESPONSE THAT IT HAS  NEVER HAD ANY CONTROL MECHANISMS IN OPERATION AT THE WARREN  PLANT.  THUS, THE PLANT HAS BEEN DISCHARGING UNTREATED POLLU TANTS TO THE RED RUN, A TRIBUTARY OF THE MAHONING RIVER, WIT HOUT A VALID PERMIT, SINCE AT LEAST APRIL 16, 1973.  EFFEC-  TIVE ON THAT DATE, SHARON STEEL WAS REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A PER MIT PURSUANT TO THE NATL POLLUTANT D

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