# BACARDI CORP.
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2001 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `8417`
- **Case Number:** 02-2001-3402
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $13K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- BACARDI CORP. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

FACILITY VIOLATED ITS PERMIT EFFLUENT LIMITS FOR BOD AND     TSS FOR CONSECUTIVE MONITORING PERIODS, DISCHARGED WITHOUT   A PERMIT AND FAILED TO FILED A TIMELY NOI FORM TO OBTAIN     A MSGP FOR STORM WATER ASSOCIATED WITH THE INDUSTRIAL        ACTIVITIES.                                                  *********                                                    THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT, DATED MARCH 30, 2001, SOUGHT   A PENALTY OF $137,500.00, FOR RESPONDENTS VIOLATIONS OF      SECTION 301(A) AND 308(A) OF THE ACT, 33 U.S.C. 1311(A)     AND 1318(A), RESPECTIVELY, FOR (1) ITS FAILURE TO SEEK      NPDES PERMIT COVERAGE FOR ITS FACILITY'S STORM WATER         DISCHARGES ASSOCIATED WITH INDUSTIRAL ACTIVITY; (2) ITS      STORM WATER DISCHARGES ASSCOATED WITH INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY    WITHOUT AN NPDES PERMIT FROM DECEMBER 30, 1998 TO DECEMBER   15, 2000; (3) THE DISCHARGE OF MOSTOS, AN INDUSTRIAL WASTE,  WITHOUT AN NPDES PERMIT; AND (4) EXCEEDING EFFLUENT LIMITS   OF ITS NPDES PERMIT.  AS PART OF THE SETTLEMENT RESPONDENT   AGREED TO PAY A $12,500.00 PENALTY AND TO PERFORM A SEP WITH AN APPROXIMATE VALUE OF $1,000,000.00 WHICH CONSISTS OF THE  TRANSFER OF THE TITLE OF 10.5 ACRES TO A NON-PROFIT GROUP    FOR PRESERVATION (PLEASE SEE SEP DESCRIPTION FOR MORE        DETAILS).

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