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FORD MOTOR - ROUGE STEEL - BOF - CIC

Judicial · FY1985 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 25674

$75K
Penalty
$0
Cost recovery
—
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
05-1985-0402
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (2)

Summary

FORD MOTOR COMPANY (FORD), THROUGH ITS WHOLLY OWNED SUB- SIDIARY, ROUGE STEEL COMPANY (ROUGE), OPERATES A FULLY INTEGRATED IRON AND STEEL MILL IN DEARBORN, MICHIGAN, AND IS A MAJOR EMITTER OF PARTICULATE MATTER. FORD IS CURRENTLY IN VIOLATION OF THE FEDERAL COURT ORDER ENTERED ON MAY 10, 1982, IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN AT ITS BASIC OXYGEN FURNACE SHOP. STATUTE VIOLATED 42 U.S.C. SECTION 7401, ET SEQ. CONSENT ORDER, AS AMENDED IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA V. FORD, C.A. NO. 81-70392 (E.D. MICH.). FRCP 65 AND 70. DEFENDANT ROUGE STEEL COMPANY 3001 WEST MILLER ROAD DETROIT, MICHIGAN VIOLATION UPON WHICH ACTION IS BASED FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTINUOUS COMPLIANCE AT THE BASIC OXYGEN FURNACE OF THE CONSENT DECREE VISIBLE EMISSION LIMITATION OF 20 PERCENT OPACITY - AVERAGED OVER 12 READINGS. PROPOSED RELIEF ADJUDICATION OF CIVIL CONTEMPT WITH INJUNCTION IMPOSING SCHEDULE FOR UPGRADING CONTROL EQUIPMENT. CIVIL PENALTY OF $50,000.

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