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U.S. STEEL (USS GARY WORKS)

Judicial · FY1998 · — · Final Order With Penalty & Specified Cost Recovery · 31287

$587K
Penalty
Cost recovery
$5.00M
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
05-1998-0718
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty & Specified Cost Recovery
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

USS, A SUBSIDIARY OF USX, OPERATES THE GARY-WORKS FACILITY IN GARY, IN. THE GARY WORKS HAS BENZENE CONTAINGING WASTE STREAMS ABOVE THE REGULATORY THRESHOLD ESTABLISHED IN THE BENZENE NESHAP RULE. THE GARY WORKS FAILED TO PROPERLY MEASURE THE BENZENE WASTE STREAMS AT ITS FACILITY AND FAILED TO INSTALL PROPER CONTROLS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGS.

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