# GULF CHEMICAL
> **Judicial** · FY1984 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `33815`
- **Case Number:** 06-1984-0029
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $230K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- ASSOCIATED METALS & MINERALS CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- GULF CHEMICAL & METALLURGICAL COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

NATURE OF THE CASE:  GULF CHEMICAL & METALLURGICAL CO.         (GCMC) A DIVISION OF ASSOCIATED METALS & MINERALS CORP.      OPERATES A CATALYST RECYCLING PLANT.  THE FACILITY IS IN     SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE WITH EFFLUENTS FOR AMMONIA AND     TSS AT OUTFALL 001.                                          EPA MET WITH GCMC ON 4/25/84.  THE COMPANY STATED IT HAD     INSTALLED A TEMPORARY CARBON ABSORPTION UNIT TO REDUCE THE   METALS CONCENTRATIONS AND SUBMITTED A CRITICAL PATH SCHED-   ULE THAT GAVE 7/14/84 AS THE DATE THE REBUILT SOLVENT EX-    TRACTION SYSTEM WOULD BE ON-LINE.  THE LITIGATION REPORT,    WITH A PROPOSED CONSENT DECREE, WAS REFERRED TO HDQTRS.      9/28/84.  REFERRED TO DOJ 11/5/84.                         05/19/86:  CONF CALL SCHEDULED FOR 5/1/86 W/DOJ & HQ REGARD-   ING SETTLEMENT TERMS TO BE OFFERED TO GULF.  BOTTOM LINE     IS $200,000.

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