November 20, 2019
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion to enter the revised consent decree to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Water Act and other federal and state statues by U.S. Steel at its Midwest Plant in northwest Indiana.
- The Surfrider Foundation's Reply in Support of its Motion for an Evidentiary Hearing or, in the Alternative, an Oral Argument, on Plaintiffs' Motion to Enter Revised Consent Decree [PDF]
- Plaintiffs’ Motion to Enter Revised Consent Decree [PDF]
- Attachment A - Revised Consent Decree (Currently Unavailable)
- Attachment B - Revised Consent Decree (Currently Unavailable)
- Memorandum in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion to Enter Revised Consent Decree [PDF]
- Attachment A - U.S. Response to Comments (Currently Unavailable)
- Declaration of Brad Gavin [PDF]
- Declaration of Charles C. Morris, PhD [PDF]
- Declaration of Dean Maraldo [PDF]
- Representative Sample of Public Comments
- Part 1 (Currently Unavailable)
- Part 2 (Currently Unavailable)
- Part 3 [PDF]
- Part 4 [PDF]
- The Surfrider Foundation’s Brief in Opposition to Entry of the Proposed Consent Decree [PDF]
- Affidavit of Dr. Ranajit Sahu [PDF]
- Affidavit of Mara Dias [PDF]
- The Surfrider Foundation’s Motion for an Evidentiary Hearing or, in the Alternative, an Oral Argument [PDF]
- City of Chicago’s Memorandum in Opposition to Plaintiff’s Motion to Enter Revised Consent Decree [PDF]
- Declaration of Kimberly Siemens [PDF]
December 4, 2018
The following statement and documents are not a part of the consent decree:
IDEM statement The assertions in US Steel’s report are consistent with the event and US Steel’s interactions with IDEM’s inspection and emergency response staff. Since this 5 day report is required to be compiled by U.S. Steel, it will likely be attached to IDEM’s inspection report. However, IDEM will be issuing its own report on or about the beginning of next week.
The U.S. Department of Justice website provides the consent decree to view, as well as ways to submit comments about the decree.
- Notice of Lodging [PDF]
- Filed Consent Decree [PDF]
- Filed Complaint [PDF]
- Initial U.S. Steel Wastewater Treatment O & M Manual and Preventive Maintenance Program Plan [PDF]
- Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period for Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree [PDF]
- Emergency Planning and Community-Right-to-Know Follow Up Notification Letter [PDF]
- Partial Disapproval of Wastewater Treatment O & M Manual and Preventive Maintenance Program Plan [PDF]
- Revised Wastewater Treatment O & M Manual and Preventive Maintenance Program Plan [PDF]
- Revised Enhanced Wastewater Process Monitoring Design [PDF]
- U.S. EPA/IDEMs approval of U.S. Steel’s O & M Plan and Wastewater Design [PDF]
- March 14, 2019 Semi-Annual Report [PDF]
- September 13, 2019 Semi-Annual Report [PDF]