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WHEELING PITTSBURGH STEEL - STEUBENVILLE NORTH

Judicial · FY1987 · — · Combined With Another Case(s) · 26603

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Case

Case Number
05-1987-0406
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Combined With Another Case(s)
DOJ Docket
90-5-1-1-3040
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N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

WHEELING-PITTSBURGH STEEL CORP., STEUBENVILLE (NORTH), OH HAS ON A CONTINUING BASIS, VIOLATED THE TERMS OF ITS NPDES PERMIT NO. OH0011347. WPSC OPERATES A STEEL MANUFACTURING PLANT IN STEUBENVILLE, OHIO. WPSC RECEIVED ITS PERMIT ON MARCH 27, 1987. THIS PER MIT CREATED SPECIFIC EFFLUENT LIMITS FOR WPSC'S WASTE DISCHA RGES AT OUTFALL NO. 002 THRU 005, 601 AND 602. ACCORDING TO WPSC'S DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS FROM APRIL 1987 THRU JUNE 1987, WPSC VIOLATED THESE LIMITS OVER 167 TIMES. IN PARTICULAR, WPSC VIOLATED THE LIMITS ON PH, CYANIDE, LEAD, AMMONIA, ZINC, TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS, OIL AND GREASE AND TEMPERATURE, AS WELL AS THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR UN- AUTHORIZED DISCHARGES. WPSC HAS HAD AMPLE TIME TO COMPLY W/ THESE LIMITS SINCE THEY HAVE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PERMIT FOR THE PAST 13 YEARS.

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