# E I DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO., INC.
> **Judicial** · FY1990 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `35020`
- **Case Number:** 06-1990-0041
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $516K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- E I DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

SYNOPSIS OF CASE:  E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY, INC.  ( DU PONT, IS AUTHORIZED BY THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL  PROTECTION AGENCY ( EPA ), VIA NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE  ELIMINATION SYSTEM ( NPDES ) PERMIT# TX0006327 THE  PERMIT   TO DISCHARGE POLLUTANTS TO THE SABINE RIVER.  THE FACILITY   BEGAN EXPERIENCING FISHKILL INCIDENTS AS EARLY AS 1985. THAT YEAR A NUMBER OF FISHKILLS APPARENTLY RESULTED FROM DISCHARG ES OF PROCESS WATER TO THE FACILITY'S COOLING WATER DITCHES. THESEEARLIER FISHKILL INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO THE   DISCHARGE OF ORGANIC PEROXIDE INTIATOR TO THE REFERENCED    DITHES, BYPASSING THE TREATMENT PROCESS AND KILLING LARGE    QUANTITIES OF FISH IN THE DITCHES.

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