U. S. Steel has already complied with several requirements of the proposed decree that was lodged in April 2018, including enhanced daily wastewater sampling, even though the decree has not been in effect. The proposed consent decree would also require U. S. Steel to pay a civil penalty of $601,242, to be split evenly between the United States and the State. In addition, the decree requires U. S. Steel to fully reimburse EPA response costs ($350,653), the NPS?s response costs ($12,564) and calculation of damages resulting from beach closures ($240,504), and NOAA?s natural resource damage assessment costs ($27,512) all incurred in connection with a hexavalent chromium spill at the plant in/or about April 11, 2017.