# E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY, A DELAWARE CORPORATION
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1999 · — · Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `39480`
- **Case Number:** 06-1999-0816
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY (settlement)
## Summary

1. SECTION 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C.     SECTION 1319(A).                                          2. E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY, A DELAWARE CORP.        4 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE CITY                                LA PORTE, HARRIS COUNTY, HOUSTON 77571                    3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY     DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS FROM ITS FACILITY THAT EXCEEDED       PERMITTED EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS, AS SHOWN IN THE CERTIFIED    DMRS FILED WITH EPA.                                      4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(A) OF THE CWA, EPA     ISSUED THE RESPONDENT AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) THAT      ORDERED THE RESPONDENT TO: A) SUBMIT TO EPA: 1) NONCOM-      PLIANCE REPORTS; AND 2) DMRS WITH AN ORIGINAL SIGNATURE;     B) WITHIN 30 DAYS, TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION TO ELIMINATE       AND PREVENT RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS; C) WITHIN 30       DAYS, SUBMIT A WRITTEN REPORT DETAILING THE SPECIFIC AC-     TIONS TAKEN TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS AND EXPLAIN HOW THE    ACTIONS WILL PREVENT RECURRENCE; D) IF NOT POSSIBLE TO       CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS IN 30 DAYS, WITHIN 30 DAYS, SUBMIT    A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO DO SO IN THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE       TIME; E) CONTINUE TO REPORT ALL INSTANCES OF NONCOMPLI-      ANCE WITH THE CWA ON A MONTHLY BASIS; AND F) WITHIN 45       DAYS, ARRANGE TO MEET WITH EPA AND SHOW CAUSE.

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