# UNITED HARD CHROME CORPORATION
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1998 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `31151`
- **Case Number:** 05-1998-0565
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $6K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $25K
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- UNITED HARD CHROME CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY PROCEEDING, UNITED FAILED TO PERFORM  INITIAL PERFORMANCE TESTING FOR ITS EIGHT HARD CHROME        PLATING TANKS BY THE REGULATORY DEADLINE OF JULY 25, 1997.   THIS IS A VIOLATION OF 40 C.F.R.  63.7 (A) (2).  THE         FACILITY'S PLATING TANKS WERE REQUIRED TO BE TESTED WITHIN   180 DAYS OF THE COMPLIANCE DATE--BY JULY 25, 1997.  UNITED   TESTED THE TANKS ABOUT 9 MONTHS AFTER THE DEADLINE (THE      TESTS INDICATED COMPLIANCE WITH THE CHROME EMISSIONS LIMIT). SINCE THE TANKS WERE NOT TESTED BY THE TESTING DEADLINE,     UNITED WAS IN VIOLATION OF 63.7 (A) (2).

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