Public Notice: Proposed CAFO CWA-05-2024-0013
Summary
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 5, is providing notice of intent to issue a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) that assesses a civil penalty of $100,000 to Hyponex Corporation (“Respondent”) under the authority of Section 309 of the Clean Water Act (CWA), 33 U.S.C. § 1319. The CAFO will resolve EPA’s allegations that Respondent discharged pollutants to Kiser Ditch, a tributary to Lower Muddy Fork Mohican River, in exceedance of the effluent limits in their National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit No. OH0107077 (“Permit”) from an outfall at Respondent’s facility located at 3875 South Elyria Road (the “Facility”) in violation of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. § 1311(a). These exceedances occurred between April 2018 and December 2020. In the CAFO, R espondent confirms its return to compliance.
Applicants or Respondents
Hyponex Corporation3875 South Elyria Road
Shreve, OH 44676
United States
Docket Numbers
- CWA-05-2024-0013