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Public Notice: Proposed penalty of $5,000.00 against Swope’s Salvage & Recycling

Proposed penalty of $5,000.00 against Swope’s Salvage & Recycling
How to Comment
Comments Due
December 5, 2026

Comments can be submitted to the Region 3 Regional Hearing Clerk via email or hard copy mail: 


For email, please submit to: R3_Hearing_Clerk@epa.gov

For hard copy mail please submit to: 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3

1600 John F. Kennedy Boulevard

Attention: Region 3 Regional Hearing Clerk – Mail Code: 3RC00

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Publish Date
October 26, 2026

Summary

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), Region 3, is hereby giving notice that it proposes to enter into an Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) and Final Order, which commences and concludes an administrative action against Swope’s Salvage & Recycling, 1995 Baltimore Pike, East Berlin, Pennsylvania 17316, in order to settle alleged violations of the Clean Water Act at the site located at: 1995 Baltimore Pike, East Berlin, Pennsylvania 1731.

The ESA and Final Order assesses an administrative penalty in the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), pursuant to Section 309(g) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1319(g), for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act. The $5,000.00 penalty is calculated in accordance with the Expedited Settlement Agreement Pilot for Industrial Stormwater Non-Filers under the Clean Water Act dated September 30, 2019.

Applicants or Respondents

Swope’s Salvage & Recycling

1995 Baltimore Pike
East Berlin, PA 17316
United States

Docket Numbers

  • CWA-03-2027-0006
Permit Number
PA0282103

Related Documents

  • Public Notice (pdf) (251.91 KB)
    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), Region 3, is hereby giving notice that it proposes to enter into an Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) and Final Order, which commences and concludes an administrative action against Swope’s Salvage & Recycling, 1995 Baltimore Pike, East Berlin, Pennsylvania 17316, in order to settle alleged violations of the Clean Water Act at the site located at: 1995 Baltimore Pike, East Berlin, Pennsylvania 1731.
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Last updated on October 26, 2026
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