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NORTH AMERICAN PRODUCTS ACQUISITION CORP

Judicial · FY1985 · — · Dismissed By Tribunal · 1911

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Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
02-1985-0005
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Dismissed By Tribunal
DOJ Docket
90-5-2-1-820
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

THIS IS A CIVIL ACTION PURSUANT TO CAA/113(B), AGAINST CRESTLINE DIVISION OF NORTH AMERICAN PRODUCTS ( CRESTLINE ) FOR THEIR VIOLATION OF NJAC 7:27-16.5. CRESTLINE MANUFACTURES COOK-OUT IMPLEMENTS. CRESTLINE COLD RINSES THE COOK-OUT IMPLEMENTS & OTHER MISCELLANEOUS PARTS W/ A NON-VOLATILE COATING TO AID PAINT ADHESION AND THEN THE PARTS ARE DRIED IN OVENS AT 250 DEGREES F. PIECES THEN PROCEED THROUGH OPPOSING SPRAY BOOTHS W/ ELECTROSTATIC GUNS. THE BOOTHS HAVE WATER CURTAINS WHICH ARE VENTED TO THE ROOF. THERE ARE 2 COATING LINES. THE PARTS ARE BAKED AT 275 DEGREES F IN VENTED OVENS W/ NO AIR POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT. SOME OF CRESTLINE'S PIECES ARE COATED WITH EXTREME PERFORMANCE COATINGS TO WITHSTAND OUTDOOR CONDI- TIONS. CRESTLINE IS SUBJECT TO EMISSION LIMITS FOR VOS IN NJAC 7:27-16.5. THE COMPLIANCE DATE FOR MISCELLANEOUS METAL PARTS IN NJAC 7:27-16.5 TABLE 2B, GROUP II IS 12/31/83. CRESTLINE'S FACILITY IS LOCATED IN RARITAN, NJ, A NONAT- TAINMENT AREA FOR OZONE & IS SUBJECT TO A STD OF 3.0 POUNDS OF VOS EMITTED PER GALLON OF PAINT USED ON ALL MISC METAL PARTS, W/ EXCEPTION OF USE OF EXTREME PERFORMANCE COATINGS. MISCELLANEOUS METAL PARTS USING EXTREME PERFORMANCE COATINGS MAY EMIT 3.5 POUNDS OF VOS PER GAL. THE COATINGS THE FACI- LITY CURRENTLY USES EMIT AN AVG OF 70% MORE VOS THAN IS AUTHORIZED BY THE STDS. CRESTLINE IS A MAJOR SOURCE OF VOS EMISSIONS WITH CURRENT ACTUAL EMISSION

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