06/07/2011 - CONSENT AGMT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $178,967, DUE WITHING 30 DAYS.
ALLEGATIONS:
ON APR 21, 2009, EPA AND MDEQ CONDUCTED AN ON-SITE INSPECTION OF RESPONDENT'S FACILITY.
ON JULY 14, 2009, EPA ISSUED AN INFO REQUEST LETTER TO THE RESPONDENT, PURSUANT TO CAA SEC 114(a).
RESPONDENT RESPONDED TO THE INFO REQUEST IN AUG 2009.
RESPONDENT VIOLATED 40 CFR 63.9(b)(2) AND 63.775(b)(1) WHEN IT DID NOT SUBMIT THE INITIAL NOTIFICATION FOR AN EXISTING AFFECTED SOURCE BY JUNE 17, 2000.
RESPONDENT VIOLATED 40 CFR 63.9(h) AND 63.775(d) WHEN IT DID NOT SUBMIT THE NOTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE STATUS REPORT (NOCSR) BY DEC 14, 2002.
RESPONDENT VIOLATED 40 CFR 63.760(f)(1) WHEN IT DID NOT IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THE SUBPART II REGS BY JUNE 17, 2002.
RESPONDENT VIOLATED 40 CFR 70.5 WHEN IT DID NOT TIMELY APPLY FOR A TITLE V PERMIT AS A MAJOR SOURCE OF HAPs UNDER THE SUBPART HH REGS.
RESPONDENT VIOLATED 40 CFR 63.44(a)(5) WHEN IT DID NOT MONITOR THE PRESENCE OF THE FLARE'S PILOT FLAME WITH A THERMOCOUPLE OR OTHER EQUIVALENT DEVICE.