EPA Finalizes $585,000 Settlement with Lakeshore Railcar & Tanker Services in East Chicago, Indiana, for Alleged Violations of the Clean Water Act

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) have finalized a $585,000 settlement with Lakeshore Railcar & Tanker Services LLC, a railcar cleaning and servicing facility in East Chicago, Indiana, for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act. The company failed to comply with discharge limitations and monitoring requirements for industrial wastewater, resulting in 31 violations of the cyanide discharge limit between 2017 and 2023. The settlement requires Lakeshore Railcar to pay a $585,000 penalty and has stopped generating and discharging industrial wastewater to the East Chicago plant.