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BEECH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION

Judicial · FY1988 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 43262

$521K
Penalty
$0
Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
07-1988-0211
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

INDUSTRIAL DISCHARGER IN VIOLATION OF THE CATEGORICAL PRE- TREATMENT STANDARDS FOR METAL FINISHING, 40 CFR PART 433, UNDER THE CWA. BEECH IS A MANUFACTURER OF AIRCRAFT IN WICHITA, KS. PROCESS OPERATIONS SUBJECT BEECH TO CATEGORICAL PRETREATMENT STAND- ARDS FOR ITS WASTEWATER, WHICH IS DISCHARGED TO THE WICHITA WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY. (CATEGORICAL LIMITS FROM 6/30/84 TO 2/86, ELECTROPLATING, 40 CFR PART 413: CATEGORI- CAL LIMITS AFTER 2/15/86, METAL FINISHING, 40 CFR PART 433). WICHITA ISSUED TEMPORARY PERMIT WITH SCHUEDULE FOR COMPLI- ANCE --CONSTRUCTION OF PRETREATMENT FACILITIES. BEECH FAILED TO MEET COMPLIANCE SCHEDULE AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO HAVE PRETREATMENT FACILITY IN OPERATION UNTIL AT LEAST 12/88 PENALTIES FOR BEECH'S VIOLATIONS (BEN, GRAVITY & RECALCI- TRANCE) FROM THE PERIOD OF 6/30/84 TO 12/88 TOTAL NEARLY $1 MILLION. PARAMETERS VIOLATED INCLUDE CHROMIUM, LEAD, ZINC AND CYANIDE.

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