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ALCOA, INC., NEWBURGH, INDIANA (WARWICK FACILITY)

Judicial · FY1998 · — · Final Order No Penalty · 30975

Penalty
Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
05-1998-0374
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order No Penalty
Multimedia
Y
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

ALCOA FAILED TO STATE IN ITS MONTHLY DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS ( DMRS ) THE CORRECT NUMBER OF TIMES ITS EFFLUENT CONTAINED A POLLUTANT IN EXCESS OF THE EFFLUENT LIMITS OF ITS NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMIT, IN VIOLATION OF ITS PERMIT AND SECTIONS 402 AND 301 OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT, 33 U.S.C.  1342 AND 1311. ALCOA DISCHARGED INTO THE OHIO RIVER EFFLUENT WHICH FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE EFFLUENT LIMITS OF ITS PERMIT, IN VIOLATION OF ITS PERMIT AND SECTIONS 402 AND 301 OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT, 33 U.S.C.  1342 AND 1311. ALCOA HAS FAILED TO IMPLE- MENT ITS TOXIC REDUCTION PROGRAM TO ELIMINATE OR REDUCE THE TOXICITY IN ITS EFFLUENT, IN VIOLATION OF ITS PERMIT AND SECTIONS 402 AND 301 OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT, 33 U.S.C.  1342 AND 1311. ALCOA FAILED TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN AS EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE ITS WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM IN VIOLATION OF ITS PERMIT, THE REGULATION AT 40 C.F.R.  122.4 1(E), AND SECTIONS 402 AND 301 OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT, 33 U.S.C.  1342 AND 1311. ALCOA DISCHARGED ETHYLENE GLYCOL, CHROME SLUDGE, SULFURIC ACID, COAL TAR PITCH, FUEL OIL, WASTE OIL, CHROME-CONTAMINATED WATER, TURBINE OIL, AND OTHER POLLUTANTS INTO THE OHIO RIVER IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT, 33 U.S.C.  1311. A MULTIMEDIA INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED AT ALCOA WARRICK IN APRIL 1997. VIOLATIONS OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT AND CLEAN WATER ACT WERE IDENTIFIED DURING THE

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