# ALCOA, INC., NEWBURGH, INDIANA (WARWICK FACILITY)
> **Judicial** · FY1998 · — · Final Order No Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `30975`
- **Case Number:** 05-1998-0374
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order No Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** Y
## Defendants
- ALCOA, INC. (WARWICK FACILITY) (complaint) (settlement)
## 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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