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VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC.

Judicial · FY1988 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 12246

$600K
Penalty
Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
03-1988-0263
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

THIS IS A CLEAN AIR ACT CASE AGAINST VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE RACT REQUIREMENTS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA SIP AND FAILURE TO OBTAIN EMMISSION OFFSETS ENFORCEABLE UNDER THE SIP. BECAUSE OF THESE FAILURES, VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA WAS OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH ITS VOC EMISSIONS AT ITS NEW STATION, PA. AUTOMOBILE PRODUCTION PLANT. THE PLANT CLOSED IN 1988. PRESENTLY VOLKSWAGEN HAS MADE AN OFFER TO EPA TO SETTLE THE CIVIL PORTION OF THIS CASE.

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