This Consent Decree with Chemtrade Logistics (US), Inc. and Marsulex, Inc. is part of EPA?s national New Source Review and Prevention of Significant Deterioration Acid Plant Priority Sector, a national initiative originally initiated by Region 5. Under this Decree, Chemtrade and Marsulex will collectively reduce their sulfur dioxide emissions by approximately 3,000 tons annually from their six facilities in Cairo, Ohio, Oregon, Ohio, Beaumont, Texas, Shreveport, Louisiana, Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Riverton, Wyoming through the installation of state-of-the-art controls at each plant. There are a total of eight acid plants associated with the six facilities because the facilities in Oregon, Ohio and Riverton, Wyoming each have two acid plants. Chemtrade estimates the cost of its injunctive relief to be approximately $6 million at the Beaumont, Shreveport, Tulsa, and Rivertion plants. Marsulex estimates the cost of its injunctive relief to be approximately $6 million at the Cairo and Oregon plants. Chemtrade and Marsulex will also pay $700,000 in civil penalties to the Plaintiffs. The Consent Decree resolves the following alleged violations:
1) New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for sulfuric acid plants under ? 111 of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. ? 7411 and the implementing regulations codified at 40 C.F.R. Part 60, Subparts A & H, 40 C.F.R. ? 60.1 - 19 and 60.80-85;
2) Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD), Part C of Title I, at ? 160-169B of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. ?? 7