# MCLOUTH STEEL PRODUCTS CORPORATION
> **Judicial** · FY1996 · — · —
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `29673`
- **Case Number:** 05-1996-0199
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** —
- **Penalty assessed:** $1.35M
- **Cost recovery:** $5.60M
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** Y
## Defendants
- MCLOUTH STEEL PRODUCTS CORP. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

MCLOUTH STEEL PRODUCTS CORP. DECLARED BANKRUPTCY ON 9/29/95.  THE REFERRAL SUMMARIZES THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS             UNLIQUIDATED ENVIRONMENTAL CLAIMS UNDER CWA.  EPA ALSO       PREPARING CLEAN AIR ACT REFERRAL & TSCA ADMINISTRATIVE       ORDER.  ADDITIONAL STAFF ARE: MICHAEL RIBORDY (RCRA), SPIROS BOURGIKOS (AIR), TONY SILVASI (PCB'S).                       SUMMARY FROM 05-94-0195:                                     9/8/94- AWAITING DRAFT COMPLAINT FROM DOJ.  PENALTY RECAL-   CULATION UNDERWAY PER HQ REQUEST.  NEW VIOLATIONS REPORTED   THROUGH JANUARY 1994.                                        8/25/95 - PRE-FILING NOTICE LETTER SENT TO MCLOUTH ON        2/24/95.  PRE-FILING SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS BEGAN ON 3/7/95 AND ARE CONTINUING.                                          8/28/95 - DOJ NOTICE LETTER SENT APRIL '95; SETTLEMENT MEET- INGS MAY & JUNE '95; PRE-FILING NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE.       2/27/96 - MCLOUTH FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY IN 9/95.  BANKRUPTCY  REFERRAL TO BE FILED BY 3/25/96.  WATER HAS HELD NUMEROUS    SETTLEMENT MEETINGS. DRAFT CD BEING PREPARED.  AWAITING AIR  THE BANKRUPTCY SETTLEMENT CONFIRMS THE STATUS OF CLAIMS      UNDER TSCA, CAA, AND CLEAN WATER ACT, AS WELL AS RESOLVES    PROTECTIVE CLAIMS UNDER RCRA AND CERCLA.  THE BANKRUPT       MCLOUTH OPERATED TWO STEELMAKING FACILITIES IN TRENTON AND   GILBRALTOR, MICHIGAN.

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