8/30/2011 - CONSENT AGMT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $178,000 DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS.
ALLEGATIONS:
DURING THE PERIOD OF APPROX APR 2001 UNTIL APPROX JULY 2011, RESPONDENT VIOLATED 40 CFR 63.848(f) BY FAILING TO INSTALL AND OPERATE A DEVICE TO CONTINUOUSLY MEASURE THE COKE FLOW RATE AND AIR FLOW RATE FOR THE DRY COKE SCRUBBER THAT CONTROLS EMISSIONS FROM THE PLANT'S PASTE PRODUCTION AREA.
DURING THE PERIOD OF APPROX APR 2001 UNTIL APPROX JULY 2011, RESPONDENT VIOLATED 40 CFR 68.848(f) BY FAILING TO INSTALL AND OPERATE A DEVICE TO CONTINUOUSLY MEASURE THE ALUMINA FEED RATE FOR THE ALUMINA SCRUBBER THAT CONTROLS EMISSIONS FROM THE PLANT'S ANODE BAKE FURNACES.
DURING THE PERIOD OF APPROX APR 2001 UNTIL APPROX JULY 2011, RESPONDENT VIOLATED 40 CFR 63.848(f) BY FAILING TO INSTALL AND OPERATE A DEVICE TO CONTINUOUSLY MEASURE THE AIR FLOW RATE FOR THE ALUMINA SCRUBBER THAT CONTROLS EMISSIONS FROM POTLINE 5.
DURING THE PERIOD OF APPROX APR 2001 UNTIL APPROX JULY 2011, RESPONDENT VIOLATED 40 CFR 63.848(f) BY FAILING TO INSTALL AND OPERATE A DEVICE TO CONTINUOUSLY MEASURE THE WATER AND AIR FLOW RATE FOR THE WET SCRUBBERS THAT CONTROL EMISSIONS FROM POTLINES 1-4.
RESPONDENT VIOLATED ITS TITLE V PERMIT BY FAILING TO REMOVE SICK POTS FROM SERVICE THAT COULD NOT BE CORRECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS AS REQUIRED BY ITS STARTUP, SHUTDOWN AND MALFUNCTION PLAN.