# SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY
> **Judicial** · FY1992 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `28024`
- **Case Number:** 05-1992-0165
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $4.70M
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $700K
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** Y
## Defendants
- SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

REGION 5 PLANS ON REFERRING WITHIN THE APPROX. THE NEXT      30-DAYS A COMPREHENSIVE MULTI-MEDIA ENFORCEMENT CASE AGAINST THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY REGARDING A PAINT AN RESIN      MANUFACTURING FACILITY AND RESEARCH CENTER IN CHICAGO.  THIS CASE ARISES FROM A SERIES OF INSPECTIONS PERFORMED BY REGION 5 PROGRAM PERSONNEL OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS AND A MULTI-MEDIA  INSPECTION BY NEIC PERSONNEL IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 1992.   THE PRIMARY POLLUTANTS INVOVLED ARE VOLATILE ORGANIC         COMPOUNDS, HEAVY METALS AND CAUSTIC WASTES.  WE PLAN TO      ALLEGE IN A CIVIL JUDUCIAL COMPLAINT:  1) VIOLATIONS OF THE  FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN UNDER THE CLEAN AIR ACT,         INCLUDING FAILURE TO CERTIFY COMPLIANCE, INSTALL PROPER      CONTAINMENT EQUIPMENT, EMPLOY ADEQUATE VESSEL-CLEANING       PROCEDURES, OBTAIN NECESSARY PERMITS, AND CONDUCT A LEAK     REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE CWA, INCLUDING VIOLATIONS OF LOCAL    PRETREATMENT LIMITS AND FEDERAL OCPSF CATEGORICAL EFFLUENT   STANDARDS; 3) VIOLATIONS OF WASTE HANDLING AND MANAGEMENT    REQUIREMENTS UNDER RCRA, INCLUDING CLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR  HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT UNITS AND STORAGE AND DISPOSAL    REQUIREMENTS, IN ADDITION TO REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION;    AND 4) VIOLATIONS OF CERTAIN REPRTING REQUIREMENTS UNER      EPCRA.  WE ALSO PLAN TO FILE A SEPARATE TSCA ADMINISTRATIVE  COMPLAINT ALLEGING VIOLATIONS OF PCB STORAGE AND             RECORD-KEEPING REQUIREMENTS.

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