# USX-GARY
> **Judicial** · FY1988 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `26812`
- **Case Number:** 05-1988-0104
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $1.60M
- **Cost recovery:** $0
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- U S X - GARY (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

MUST BE PERMITTED BY NPDES PERMIT AND ALL PERMIT VIOLATIONS, INCLUDING FEL VIOLATIONS, BYPASSES, AND UNREPRESENTATIVE SAM PLING AND MONITORING, MUST BE RESOLVED.  IN ADDITION, THE RE LIEF SOUGHT INCLUDES A PENALTY OF $25,000 PER DAY FOR THESE  VIOLATIONS.                                                     CONTACTS WITH THE DEFENDANTS:                               USEPA MET WITH U S X CORP. TO DISCUSS THE ABOVE RECITED    VIOLATIONS. IN ADDITION, USEPA HAS SENT TWO SECT 308 LETTERS AND AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER TO U S X CONCERNING THESE VIOLA- TIONS.                                                          SIGNIFICANT ISSUES:    NONE                                  DATE OF ACTION WHICH LEAD TO REFERRAL:                      MARCH, 1987 COMPLIANCE INSPECTION                             SIGNIFICANT ASPECTS OF CASE:                                NUMEROUS UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGES, OIL SPILLS MAY INVOLVE   SECT 311 OF THE ACT, 33 USC S1321; UNREPRESENTATIVE MONITOR- ING UNDER NPDES PERMIT; FAILURE TO SUBMIT BMR.                  STATUTORY BASIS:                                            THE STATUTES AND REGULATIONS WHICH ARE THE BASIS FOR THE   PROPOSED ACTION ARE 33 USC SS1311, 1317, 1319, 1342 AND 40   CFR PARTS 403 AND 420.                                          DEFENDANTS:                                                 U S X CORP., GARY, IN.                                        VIOLATIONS:                                                 33 USC S1317 AND 40 CFR S420.15A, 

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