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NORTHWESTERN STEEL AND WIRE COMPANY

Administrative - Formal · FY1998 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 31163

$26K
Penalty
Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
05-1998-0577
Type
Administrative - Formal
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
Y
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

MULTI-MEDIA ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT FOR RCRA/TSCA VIOLATIONS. NWSW WAS INSPECTED DURING JULY, 1997 AS PART OF THE REGION 5 MULTIMEDIA MINIMILL INITIATIVE. INSPECTIONS FINDINGS INCLUDED VIOLATIONS RESULTING FROM THE MISMANAGEMENT OF RCRA WASTE ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE DUST K061. VIOLATIONS INCLUDED ILLEGAL PLACEMENT OF LDR RESTRICTED WASTE ON THE LAND, ILLEGAL AND DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS WASTE. TSCA PCB VIOLATIONS WERE FOR HAVING AN INADEQUATE PCB STORAGE FACILITY AND INCOMPLETE ANNUAL DOCUMENT LOGS (1994 & 1996). THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED ON 9/29/98 SEEKING $92,070. THE FACILITY AGREED TO PAY THE PENALTY $25,637 IN CASH AND CONDUCT TWO SEP AT $84,686) AND CONDUCT RCRA CLOSURE AT THE DISPOSAL AREAS.

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