# GEORGIA GULF CORPORATION, A DELAWARE CORPORATION
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2000 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `40464`
- **Case Number:** 06-2000-0848
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $101K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- GEORGIA GULF CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

1. SECTION 309(G) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C.     SECTION 1319(G).                                          2. GEORGIA GULF CORPORATION, A DELAWARE CORPORATION             3503 PASADENA FREEWAY                                        PASADENA, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77501                      3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY     THE NUMEROUS DISCHARGES OF POLLUTANTS TO WATERS OF THE       U.S. IN AMOUNTS EXCEEDING THE EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS CON-      TAINED IN ITS PERMIT AND BY VIOLATING THE REQUIREMENTS OF    AOS THAT WERE ISSUED TO CORRECT THOSE EXCEEDANCES.        4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(G) OF THE CWA, EPA     PROPOSED A CLASS II CIVIL PENALTY OF UP TO $137,500 FOR      THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

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