7/31/2019 - CONSENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $55,000, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS.
ALLEGATIONS:
BASED ON OBSERVATIONS MADE DURING THE INSPECTION AND ITS SUBSEQUENT REVIEW OF INFO OBTAINED FROM RESPONDENT, EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT HAS VIOLATED SECTION 307 OF THE CWA DUE TO RESPONDENT'S FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH PRETREATMENT STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS AS DEFINED IN 40 CFR 403.3(1) AND 403.3(t). SPECIFICALLY, EPA ALLEGES THE FOLLOWING VIOLATIONS:
A. SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRIAL USER DISCHARGE W/OUT A PERMIT - RESPONDENT WAS A SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRIAL USER AND WAS THEREFORE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A VALID PERMIT PRIOR TO DISCHARGING TO A POTW. RESPONDENT DISCHARGED TO THE POTW W/OUT A VALID PERMIT FROM JUNE 1996 TO NOV 1, 2016.
B. FAILURE TO SUBMIT MONITORING AND REPORTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS. AT LEAST 90 DAYS PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF DISCHARGE, A NEW SOURCE IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT TO THE CONTROL AUTHORITY A REPORT WHICH CONTAINS THE INFO LISTED IN 40 CFR 403.12(b)(1) - (5), AS WELL AS INFO ON THE METHOD OF PRETREATMENT THE SOURCE INTENDS TO USE TO MEET APPLICABLE PRETREATMENT STANDARDS AND TO MAINTAIN RECORD OF THE REPORT, PER 40 CFR 403.12(d), 403.12(g), 403.12(l) AND 403.12(o). WITHIN 90 DAYS AFTER COMMENCING A DISCHARGE TO A POTW, A NEW SOURCE IS REQUIRED TO REPORT TO THE CONTROL AUTHORITY AND MAINTAIN RECORD OF THE SELF-MONITORING INFO ON ITS COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS, PER 40 CFR 403.12(d), 403.12(g), 403.12(l) AND 403.12(o). PURSUANT TO 403.12(e)