# CARBORUNDUM CO (KENECOTT CO)
> **Judicial** · FY1982 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `1855`
- **Case Number:** 02-1982-0046
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $21K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- CARBORUNDUM CO, KENECOTT CO (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

NATURE OF CASE                                                  THE CARBORUNDUM CO, BONDED ABRASIVES DIVISION, MANU-    FACTURES ABRASIVE WHEELS AND OTHER TOOLS FROM SILICON CAR    BIDE AND ALUMINUM OXIDE AT THE NIAGRA FALLS PLANT.  THE      CO. ALSO OPERATES TWO COAL-FIRED BOILERS AT THE FACILITY,    WHICH ARE MAJOR STATIONARY SOURCES OF PARTICULATE AIR POL-   LUTION LOCATED IN AN AREA WHICH IS NOT ATTAINING THE SEC-    ONDARY NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS FOR PARTI-     CULATE MATTER, AND WHICH BORDERS A PRIMARY NON-ATTAINMENT    AREA.                                                             REG.  2 HAS DETERMINED THAT THE COMPANY'S BOILER #5     REMAINED IN VIOLATION OF APPLICABLE VISIBLE EMISSIONS        OPACITY LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN SEC. 227.4(A), TITLE 6,     OFFICIAL COMPILATION OF CODES, RULES AND REGULATIONS OF      THE STATE OF NEW YORK ( NYCRR ), PART OF THE FEDERALLY-      APPROVED NEW YORK STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ( SIP ) FOR      THE AIR QUALITY CONTROL REGION IN WHICH THE PLANT IS LO-     CATED, MORE THAN 30 DAYS AFTER HAVING BEEN NOTIFIED BY       THE AGENCY OF THAT VIOLATION.  WE THEREFORE RECOMMEND        THAT A CIVIL ACTION FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AND THE IMPOSI-    TION OF CIVIL PENALTIES BE INITIATED IN FEDERAL DISTRICT     COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, PURSUANT TO      SEC.113(B) OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT.                                  ON JULY 9, 1979 THE NEW YORK STATE DEPT. OF ENVIRON-    MENTAL CONSERVATION ( NYSDEC ) ISSUED 

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