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KOPPERS, INC. (NATIONAL CASE)

Judicial · FY1998 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 1400010110

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Penalty
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Cost recovery
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Compliance action

Case

Case Number
05-1998-6721
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
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Self-disclosure
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Defendants (1)

Summary

THIS IS A MULTI-MEDIA ACTION INVOLVING CWA, CAA, AND RCRA. THE VIOLATIONS INVOLVE PERMIT EXCEEDENCES, DISCHARGING W/OUT A PERMIT, AND VARIOUS REGULATORY VIOLATIONS. THE CASE WAS ORIGINALLY PART OF A NESS INVESTIGATION; A CITIZEN SUIT WAS FILED IN FEDERAL COURT AGAINST THE DEFENDANT SO THIS FACILITY WAS SEPARATED OUT AND REFERRED INDIVIDUALLY. STATUTES INVOLVED ARE: CAA, CWA, RCRA, AND OPA. THE CAA VIOLATIONS INCLUDE FAILURE TO OPERATE A GAS BLANKETING SYSTEM USED TO CONTROL BENZENE EMISSIONS AND NUMEROUS MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

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