EPA settles with Acme Foundry over violations
EPA settles with Acme Foundry over violations
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The U.S. EPA, Region 7 has reached an administrative settlement with Acme Foundry Inc., Coffeyville, Kansas, to resolve industrial stormwater violations under the Federal Clean Water Act. According to the EPA, under the settlement, Acme Foundry must comply with its industrial stormwater permit, pay a penalty of $28,975 and implement a Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP).
With an SEP, an alleged violator may voluntarily agree to undertake an environmentally beneficial project related to the violation in exchange for mitigation of the penalty to be paid. According to the EPA, the SEP furthers the EPA’s goal of protecting and enhancing the public health and the environment.
EPA investigations in March 2015 found that Acme Foundry failed to comply with its industrial stormwater permit due to unauthorized discharges containing pollutants. The company failed to:
- Develop and update an adequate stormwater pollution prevention plan
- Implement best management practices to reduce the amount of pollutants in the stormwater
- Perform facility inspections
- Conduct annual comprehensive site compliance evaluations
- Conduct visual stormwater monitoring
- Conduct employee training
Under a previously issued administrative compliance order, Acme Foundry is addressing each of the violations, and will install and maintain structural and non-structural controls to bring the facility into compliance with its industrial stormwater permit.
Under the settlement, Acme Foundry will pay a $28,975 penalty for their alleged stormwater permit violations and complete a SEP by Jan. 1, 2017, estimated at $600,000, to replace the existing wet scrubber air emissions control with a fabric filter, reducing air emissions.
Acme Foundry produces grey iron castings for diesel engines, hydraulic valves, industrial valves, petroleum production valves, gear boxes, lawn mower parts and energy machinery.
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Source: Recycling Today
EPA settles with Acme Foundry over violations
<![CDATA[The U.S. EPA, Region 7 has reached an administrative settlement with Acme Foundry Inc., Coffeyville, Kansas, to resolve industrial stormwater violations under the Federal Clean Water Act. According to the EPA, under the settlement, Acme Foundry must comply with its industrial stormwater permit, pay a penalty of $28,975 and implement a Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP). With an SEP, an alleged violator may voluntarily agree to undertake an environmentally beneficial project related to the violation in exchange for mitigation of the penalty to be paid. According to the EPA, the SEP furthers the EPA’s goal of protecting and enhancing the public health and the environment. EPA investigations in March 2015 found that Acme Foundry failed to comply with its industrial stormwater permit due to unauthorized discharges containing pollutants. The company failed to: Develop and update an adequate stormwater pollution prevention plan Implement best management practices to reduce the amount of pollutants in the stormwater Perform facility inspections Conduct annual comprehensive site compliance evaluations Conduct visual stormwater monitoring Conduct employee training Under a previously issued administrative compliance order, Acme Foundry is addressing each of the violations, and will install and maintain structural and non-structural controls to bring the facility into compliance with…