# AL TECH SPECIALTY STEEL CORP
> **Judicial** · FY1988 · — · Source Agrees
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `2981`
- **Case Number:** 02-1988-0351
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Source Agrees
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- AL TECH SPECIALTY STEEL CORPRATION (complaint)
## Summary

THIS IS A COUNTERCLAIM WITH THE RESPONSIVE PLEADING IN     AL TECH SPECIALTY STEEL CORP. V. U.S. EPA, AN ACTION FILED   IN FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT.  THE SUIT SEEKS A DECLARATORY     JUDGMENT AS TO WHETHER THE PLAINTIFF'S FACILITY IN WATER-    VLIET, N.Y., COMES UNDER RCRA PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS.  THIS REFERRAL OUTLINES A COUNTERCLAIM SEEKING CIVIL PENALTIES FOR THE PLAINTIFF'S VIOLATION OF GROUNDWATER MONITORING REGULA-  TIONS.                                                       *                                                              REGION II FOUND GROUNDWATER MONITORING VIOLATIONS AT THE   PLANT IN 1982 & ISSUED A CONSENT AGREEMENT.  IN 1985, THE    NYS DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION DETERMINED THAT THE   CO'S SAMPLING & ANALYSIS WAS INADEQUATE, MEANING THAT        GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION MIGHT HAVE GONE UNDETECTED OR      UNADDRESSED, & THE STATE REFERRED THE MATTER TO EPA.  REGION II NOW RECOMMENDS THAT VIOLATIONS OF THE NYS REGULATIONS BE  ALLEGED IN A COUNTERCLAIM.                                   *                                                              DEC INSPECTED THE FACILITY ON 9/12/85, & REFERRED THE      MATTER TO EPA BY LETTER DATED 9/30/85.                         TECHNICAL SUPPORT DOCUMENTS FROM THE PROGRAM OFFICE        REACHED THE REGIONAL COUNSEL'S OFFICE DEC. 1985.               REFERRAL SIGNED BY REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR ON 4/9/86.       *                                                            TECHNICAL PERSONNEL:                  

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