The United States entered into a consent decree with Spectro Alloys, a secondary aluminum processing facility located in Rosemount, Minnesota, to resolve allegations that in 2009, the company emitted dioxin/furans and hydrochloric acid in amounts exceeding federal emissions limits; that the company failed to install, operate, and inspect an adequate system to capture and treat its emissions; and that between 2004 and 2008, it violated various Clean Air Act regulations regarding monitoring, reporting, and temperature maintenance. Under the proposed consent decree, Spectro will pay a civil penalty of $600,000, install two separate baghouses at costs of $1.8 million to control particulate emissions from its furnaces and scrap dryers, conduct additional emissions testing, and accurately comply with all reporting requirements. The consent decree also settles alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act for operating a hazardous waste storage facility without a permit or interim status and failing to comply with hazardous waste management requirements at the Spectro facility.