THIS REFERRAL INCOPORATES THREE STATUTES INVOLVING NUCOR STEEL; RCRA, CWA, AND CAA. THE VIOLATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS: RCRA - FAILURE TO MEET CONTAINER MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS, FAILURE TO PROPERLY DISPOSE OF HAZARDOUS WASTE BY DISPOSING OF K061 DUST TO SEDIMENT TRAPS AND STORM DRAINS, FAILURE TO AMEND ITS CONTINGENCY PLAN WHEN THE EMERGENCY COORDINATOR CHANGED AND WHEN FACILITY OPERATIONS CHANGED, FAILURE TO HAVE AN ADEQUATE TRAINING PLAN AND RECORDS FOR A LARGE QUANTITY GENERATOR, AND FAILURE TO MAKE A HAZARDOUS WASTE DETERMINATION FOR ITS ELECTRODIALYSIS UNIT'S WASTE STREAM. CWA - THE CWA VIOLATIONS AT NUCOR'S PLYMOUTH FACILITY INCLUDE: UNPERMITTED DISCHARGE OF NON-CONTACT COOLING WATER; EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM DAILY LIMITS FOR TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS AND FLOW RATES; FAILURE TO MONITOR STORMWATER RUNOFF; AND FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY MAINTAIN A CLEANING OR MAINTENANCE PROGRAM FOR STORM DRAIN SYSTEMS. CAA - FAILURE TO ESTABLISH BASELINE VALUES THROUGH THE PERFORMANCE TEST REPORT; FAILURE TO CONDUCT THE OPACITY OBSERVATION DURING ITS MARCH 16-18, 1998 PERFORMANCE TEST; AND FAILURE TO CONDUCT PERFORMANCE TESTS AT REPRESENTATIVE CONDITIONS.; THE PENALTIES PROPOSED FOR THESE VIOLATIONS ARE: RCRA: $635,547 CWA: $49,902,500 CAA: $$110,000