# JEWELRY DESIGN CENTER
> **Judicial** · FY1993 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `52449`
- **Case Number:** 09-1993-0032
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $88K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $150K
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- JEWELRY DESIGN CENTER/JDC, JOINT VENTURE (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

JDC OPERATES THE JEWELRY DESIGN CENTER FACILITY IN         LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA WHICH LEASES SPACE TO JEWELRY        MANUFACTURERS.  AS PART OF THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS,        JDC'S LEASEES CONDUCT METAL FINISHING OPERATIONS.  JDC       DISCHARGES INDUSTRIAL PROCESS WASTEWATER FROM ITS FACILITY   TO THE HYPERION TREATMENT PLANT FOR TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL   INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN.  ALL FACILITIES THAT DISCHARGE       INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER TO SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS ARE         REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH LOCAL LIMITS DESIGNEDTO PROTECT      THOSE TREATMENT PLANTS.  SINCE FEBRUARY 15, 1986, ALL        EXISTING METAL FINISHERS THAT DISCHARGE TO SEWAGE TREATMENT  PLANTS HAVE BEEN REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE PRETREATMENT    STANDARDS GOVERNING THE CHARACTER OF THEIR INDUSTRIAL        WASTEWATER.                                                    JDC VIOLATED NUMERICAL CONCENTRATION-BASED LIMITS          GOVERNING ITS WASTEWATER QUALITY RESULTING IN AT LEAST       440 DAYS OF VIOLATION.

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