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C&D POWERCOM

Administrative - Formal · FY1999 · — · Final Order No Penalty · 32055

Penalty
Cost recovery
$600K
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
05-1999-0773
Type
Administrative - Formal
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order No Penalty
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

THIS IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLIANCE ORDER ISSUED TO C&D POWERCOM, IN, FOR REQUEST FOR INFORMATION AND ORDER UNDER SECTIONS 308 AND 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT. THE C&D POWERCOM VIOLATED THE DIRECT DISCHARGES UNDER THE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMIT, IN0049093 AND THE INDIRECT DISCHARGES TO THE CITY OF ATTICA. C&D POWERCOM IS ENGAGED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF LEAD-ACID BATTERY. LEAD IS A TOXIC POLLUTANT AND CAUSED THE CITY OF ATTICA'S SLUDGE AS A SPECIAL WASTE DUE TO HIGH LEVELS OF LEAD CONTENTS IN ITS SLUDGE. THIS CASE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REFERRED.

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