# U.S. STEEL (USS GARY WORKS)
> **Judicial** · FY1998 · — · Final Order With Penalty & Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `31287`
- **Case Number:** 05-1998-0718
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty & Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** $587K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $5.00M
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- U.S. STEEL (complaint) (settlement)
## 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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