# AMERICAN METALS COMPANY
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1997 · — · Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `37570`
- **Case Number:** 06-1997-0744
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $4K
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- NAOMI MURPHY (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

1. SECTION 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C.     SECTION 1319(A).                                          2. AMERICAN METALS COMPANY                                      NAOIMI MURPHY                                                NEW MEXICO STATE HIGHWAY 666, NORTH OF GALLUP                P.O. BOX 2634                                                GALLUP, MCKINLEY COUNTY, NEW MEXICO 87305                 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY     FAILING TO MAKE AN APPLICATION FOR PERMIT COVERAGE FOR       ITS ACTIVITIES AT THE FACILITY, AND WAS NOT COVERED BY A     NPDES PERMITAT THE RELEVANT TIMES FOR THE RELEVANT ACTIV-    ITIES.                                                    4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(A) OF THE CWA, EPA     ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) ORDERING THE RESPOND-    ENT TO: A) WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE AO    SUBMIT INFORMATION DETAILING WHY RESPONDENT HAS NOT COM-     PLIED WITH SECTION 301 OF THE CWA, B) WITHIN 30 DAYS OF      THE AO, MAKE A COMPLETE AND CORRECT APPLICATION FOR NPDES    PERMIT COVERAGE AND SUBMIT A COPY OF THE PERMIT APPLICA-     TION AND CONFIRMATION OF COVERAGE SHOWING THE NPDES PER-     MIT NUMBER, AND C) SUBMIT A COPY OF THE POLLUTION PRE-       VENTION PLAN DEVELOPED FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE PERMIT.

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