# ETHYL CORPORATION
> **Judicial** · FY1989 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `34666`
- **Case Number:** 06-1989-0116
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $750K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- ETHYL CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

CWA, 33 USC 1251 ET. SEQ.                                  *                                                              NUMEROUS DISCHARGES OF EFFLUENT CONTAINING LEVELS OF LEAD, TSS AND CHLORINATED HYDROCARBONS IN EXCESS OF THE LIMITA-    TIONS ESTABLISHED IN THE FACILITY'S NPDES PERMIT -- I.E.,    VIOLATIONS OF SECTION 301(A) OF THE CWA, 33 USC 1311(A).       SETTLEMENT IN THE FORM OF A CONSENT DECREE PROVIDING FOR   A MINIMUM CIVIL PENALTY OF $887,250, REQUIRING COMPLIANCE    WITH THE ACT AND WITH THE PERMIT, AND CONTAINING STIPULATED  PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE TERMS OF THE DECREE.  REGION 6 REQUESTS AUTHORIZATION TO COMMENCE PRE-FILING SETTLEMENT   NEGOTIATIONS.                                                  MARCH 1, 1989, MEETING AT REGION 6 OFFICES IN DALLAS TO    DISCUSS ETHYL'S RESPONSE TO TO EPA AO NO. VI-88-1760.  SEE   SECTION III(B) OF THE LITIGATION REPORT.

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