AS PART OF A NATION LEAD DETECTION AND REPAIR (LDAR) INITIATIVE, THE REGION CONDUCTED A PARTIAL COMPLIANCE EVALUATION AT GE PLASTICS' FACILITY IN BURKVILLE, AL. FOLLOWING THE INSPECTION, THE REGION EVALUATED THE FACILITY'S LDAR DATABASE AND DISCOVERED VIOLATIONS OF 40 CFR PART 63, SUBPART H, NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR ORGANIC HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR EQUIPMENT LEAKS.
SPECIFICALLY GE FAILED TO ATTEMPT TO REPAIR 9 TO 197 LEAKING COMPONENTS WITHIN 5 DAYS AND FAILED TO SUCCESSFULLY REPAIR 18 OF THE LEAKING COMPONENTS WITHIN 15 DAYS. ADDITIONALLY, GE FAILED TO MONITOR THE CONNECTORS IN A TIMELY MANNER. FINALLY, GE FAILED TO PROPERLY REPORT THESE VIOLATIONS ON ITS SEMIANNUAL REPORTS.