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DRI-PRINT FOILS

Judicial · FY1982 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 1846

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Case

Case Number
02-1982-0034
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

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Summary

NATURE OF CASE: THE DRI-PRINT FOILS FACILITY IS A MAJOR SOURCE OF VOLATILE ORGANIC SUBSTANCES( VOS ), WHICH HAVE BEEN LINK- ED TO THE CREATION OF PHOTOCHEMICAL OXIDANTS & OZONE. THE AIR QUALITY CONTROL REGN IN WHICH THE FACILITY IS LOCATED IS NOT ATTAINING THE PRIMARY HEALTH STANDARD FOR OZONE, RAISING ESPECIAL CONCERN ABOUT THE EMISS'S OF VOS. OZONE POLLUTION REMAINS ONE OF THE MOST INTRACTABLE AIR POLLU- TION PROBLEMS IN THE NORTHEAST, & ACTIONS AGAINST MAJOR SOURCES OF VOS HAVE BEEN GIVEN PRIORITY IN REGN 2'S ENFO- RCEMENT EFFORTS. CAUSE OF ACTION: DRI-PRINT IS NOW & HAS FOR A LONG TIME(OVER A YR & A HALF) BEEN OPERATING ITS FACILITY IN VIOLATION OF THE NJ STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. THE SIP SPECIFIES THAT A SOURCE OF VOS MUST LIMIT THE EMISS'S OF VOS TO ONLY 2.9 PDS PER GALLON OF COATING APPLIED & MUST ACHIEVE THESE FINAL LIMITATIONS BY 1/1/82. THE EMISS OF THE FACILITY REMAIN MORE THAN DOUBLE THE LEVEL ALLOWED UNDER THE SIP. THE SIP ALSO INCLUDES A REQUIREMENT THAT THE CO SUBMIT A COMPLIANCE PLAN FOR LIMITING THE EMISS OF VOLATILE ORGAN- IC SUBSTANCES INTO THE AMBIENT AIR BY 7/1/80. AN ACCEPT- ABLE PLAN WAS NOT SUBMITTED BY THE MANDATED DATE. AFTER INITIATION OF EPA'S ENFORCEMENT ACTION, DRI-PRINT DID DEVELOP A COMPLIANCE SCHED WHICH HAS B

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