Concurrently with the lodging of this Consent Decree, co-Plaintiffs, the United States of America, on behalf of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) have filed a Complaint in this action seeking civil penalties and injunctive relief from the Defendant, Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc. (Owens-Brockway) for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (the CAA), 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq., with respect to emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and particulate matter (PM) at five of its glass container manufacturing facilities in Oklahoma, Georgia, Texas, and Pennsylvania.
the Plaintiffs Complaint alleges that Owens-Brockway violated and/or continues to violate the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) provisions in Part C of Subchapter I of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. 7470-7492, the Non-attainment New Source Review (Non-attainment NSR) provisions in Part D of Subchapter I of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. 75017511f , the permitting requirements of CAA Subchapter V (Title V), 42 U.S.C. 7661-7661f, regulations implementing those CAA provisions, and the federally enforceable state implementation plans (SIPs) developed by Oklahoma, Georgia, Texas, and Pennsylvania.