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FISCAL YEAR: 2012
1. PRINCIPAL DEFENDANT: Sun Polymers
S.D. Indiana 1:12CR0076JMS-KPF
S.D. Indiana 1:12CR0076JMS-KPF
Sun Polymers International, Inc., operates a polyester resin manufacturing business in Mooresville, Indiana. On or about May 31, 2007, an unknown quantity of industrial wastewater overflowed a 5,000 gallon indoor tank at the Sun Polymers facility and flowed into nearby floor drains that lead to the public sewer system. This incident occurred when a Sun Polymers employee, who had been left in charge, was transferring wastewater from an outdoor tank into the smaller, 5,000 gallon indoor tank, and allowed the indoor tank to overflow. The wastewater had a flashpoint less than 99 degrees Fahrenheit.
May 16, 2012
Sun Polymers was charged with one count of violating the CWA {33 U.S.C. 1319(c)(1)(A) - negligent violation}.
They pled guilty to the charge.
CITATION: 18 U.S.C. 1001
June 5, 2012
Sun Polymers was sentenced to pay an $18,000 federal fine and $82,424 in restitution to the Town of Mooreville, Indiana.
STATUTE:
- Clean Water Act (CWA)