# DANA CORP.
> **Judicial** · FY1991 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `27718`
- **Case Number:** 05-1991-0124
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $1.30M
- **Cost recovery:** $0
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- DANA CORP. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

A CIVIL CASE AGAINST DANA CORP., PERFECT CIRCLE PRODUCTS   DIV. PURSUANT TO SECT 3008 OF RCRA, 42 USC S6928.              DANA CORP. MANUFACTURES PISTON CYLINDER SLEEVE CASTINGS    AT ITS FACILITY IN RICHMOND, IN.  AS PART OF THE MANUFACTU-  RING PROCESS AIR EMISSIONS CONTAINING LEAD ARE GENERATED.    THESE EMISSIONS WERE PROCESSED THROUGH AN INTERCONNECTING    SYSTEM OF BASINS, DITCHES AND PONDS FROM AUGUST 8, 1990, THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE LAND DISPOSAL RESTRICTIONS PERTAINING  TO LEAD, UNTIL JANUARY 21, 1991.                               THE INDIANA DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (IDEM) CON-   DUCTED A RCRA LAND DISPOSAL RESTRICTIONS INSPECTION OF THE   DANA CORP. FACILITY ON FEBRUARY 21, 1991.  IDEM COLLECTED    SLUDGE SAMPLES FROM TWO SURFACE IMPOUNDMENTS LOCATED ON THE  DANA CORP. PROPERTY AT THE TIME OF THIS INSPECTION.  THE SAM PLING DATA REVEALED WASTE CONTAINING CONCENTRATIONS OF LEAD  IN EXCESS OF THE TREATMENT STANDARD SET FORTH IN THE 40 CFR  268.41.                                                        THE IDEM INSPECTION ALSO IDENTIFIED A NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL RCRA VIOLATIONS.  THE LAND DISPOSAL RESTRICTIONS VIOLATIONS  DISCOVERED DURING THE FEBRUARY 21, 1991, INSPECTION ARE RE-  COMMENDED FOR REFERRAL AND JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT.  VIGOROUS   ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAND DISPOSAL REGULATIONS IS NECESSARY TO DETER FUTURE NONCOMPLIANCE AT DANA CORP. AND TO PLACE THE RE GULATED COMMUNITY ON NOTICE OF THE U.S.' INTENTION TO FULLY  ENFORCE THOSE REGULATIONS.

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