United States v. Anaplex Corporation

A settling CWA and RCRA defendant that discharged pollutants to a POTW and that violated regulations on the storage, disposal, and management of hazardous wastes at its electroplating facility in Paramount, California, must pay a $142,200 civil penalty, must undertake a rinsewater use evaluation, must implement ongoing pollution monitoring, and must report on hazardous waste handling measures.

United States v. Tonawanda Coke Corp.

A settling CAA, CWA, and EPCRA defendant responsible for violations at its facility in Tonawanda, New York, must pay a $2,750,000 civil penalty to the United States and New York, must perform a wetlands preservation supplemental environmental project valued at $357,143, must fund a $1,000,000 state-led environmental benefit project fund, and must perform injunctive relief.

United States v. Lehigh Southwest Cement Company

Settling CWA defendants that released selenium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, nickel, thallium, and other pollutants into Permanente Creek from its cement manufacturing and limestone mining facility in Cupertino, California, must pay a $2,550,000 civil penalty to the United States and California and must install treatment for the pollutants described to come into compliance with the CWA.

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