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BETHLEHEM STEEL CORP.

Judicial · FY1995 · — · — · 29139

$441K
Penalty
Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
05-1995-0119
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

CWA VIOLATION INVOLVES UNPERMITTED DISCHARGE OF INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER CONTAINING ELEVATED LEVELS OF AMMONIA AND HEAT INTO HARBOR LEADING TO LAKE MICHIGAN. SDWA VIOLATIONS INVOLVE SDWA/UIC PERMIT VIOLATIONS RELATED TO FORMATION TESTING, ANNULUS PRESSURE, AND MAINTENANCE OF AN AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF SYSTEM. BETHLEHEM VIOLATED THE CWA BY DISCHARGING A POLLUTANT THROUGH 53 FISSURE POINTS IN BETHLEHEM'S DOCK WALL WITHOUT A PERMIT. THE UNITED STATES FILED COMPLINT IN MARCH 1996 ALLEGING VIOLATIONS OF BETHLEHEM'S UIC PERMITS.

Source

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