# C&D TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (POWER COM)
> **Judicial** · FY1999 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `32048`
- **Case Number:** 05-1999-0765
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- C&D TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (POWER COM) (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

DEFENDANT IS A LEAD-ACID BATTERY MANUFACTURER IN ATTICA, IN. DEFENDANT VIOLATED ITS NPDES PERMIT ON 926 DAYS BY DISCHAR-  GING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF LEAD INTO WABASH RIVER.  DEFENDANT ALSO VIOLATED THE NATIONAL CATEGORIAL PRETREAMENT STANDARDS  ON 479 DAYS BY DISCHARGING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF LEAD TO      ATTICA POTW.  DEFENDANT'S EXCESSIVE LEAD DISCHARGES TO THE   POTW ALSO CAUSED INTERFERENCE WITH POTW'S SLUDGE DISPOSAL    ROCESSER.  DEFENDANT ALSO FAILED TO MONITOR COPPER DISCHARGE TO POTW AND FAILED TO SUBMIT SEMI-ANNUAL COMPLIANCE REPORTS. CIVIL COMPLAINT NOT YET FILED.

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