7/28/82 NATURE OF THE CASE: THE INLAND FOUNDRY CO, A GREY IRON FOUNDRY IN MEAD, WA, A FEW MILES WEST OF SPOKANE, IS LOCATED IN AN ATTAIN- MENT AREA FOR PARTICULATES, THE POLLUTANT OF CONCERN, BUT IS 2 MILES FROM A PARTICULATE NONATTAINMENT AREA. IT IS ALSO 100 YDS FROM A RESIDENTIAL AREA. THE CO IS NOT CUR- RENTLY REGISTERED AS A CORP & IT IS NOT KNOWN WHAT TYPE OF ORGANIZATION THE FOUNDRY OPERATES UNDER. MR. V.R. VAN DYK HOLDS HIMSELF OUT AS THE OWNER . THE FOUNDRY EMPLOYS 25 PERSONS & IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A MAXIMUM OF 10 TONS OF GREY IRON PER DAY UNDER CURRENT OPERATING SCHED'S (3 HRS/DAY). CAUSE OF ACTION: CERTIFIED VISIBLE EMISSION READERS FROM THE SPOKANE COUNTY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL AUTHORITY(SCAPCA) & EPA HAVE OBSERVED NUMEROUS VIOL'S OF THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN'S(SIP) VISIBLE EMISSION STANDARDS(OPACITY) FROM THE FOUNDRY'S BAGHOUSE STACK. SCAPCA HAS ATTEMPTED TO RESOLVE THESE VIOL'S SINCE 1976, & ON 4/1/81, SCAPCA ISSUED AN ORDER REQUIRING COMPLIANCE BY 10/1/81. BECAUSE THE SOURCE CONTINUED TO OPERATE OUT OF COMPLIANCE, SCAPCA SOUGHT FED INTERVENTION. EPA ISSUED A NOTICE OF VIOL(NOV) ON 5/14/81 FOR 8 SEPERATE VIOL'S OCCURING BETWEEN 1/28 & 4/30/81. SCAPCA PERSONNEL OBSERVED 13 CONTINUING VIOL'S BEYOND 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF THE NOV & ISSUE