# NORTHWESTERN STEEL AND WIRE COMPANY
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1998 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `31163`
- **Case Number:** 05-1998-0577
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $26K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** Y
## Defendants
- NORTHWESTERN STEEL AND WIRE COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
## 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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