# B F GOODRICH CHEM
> **Judicial** · FY1980 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `20114`
- **Case Number:** 04-1980-0016
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $124K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- B.F. GOODRICH COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

NATURE OF THE CASE:                                             GOODRICH IS A LARGE MANUFACTURER OF PETROCHEMICALS &    RELATED PRODUCTS. THE CALVERT CITY FACILITY IS AN ETHYL-     ENE DICHORIDE PLANT.                                           CAUSE OF ACTION:                                                THIS PLANT IS SUBJECT TO THE NATIONAL EMISSIONS         STANDARD FOR VINYL CHLORIDE, 40 CFR SEC 61.60 ET SEQ. ON     NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, THE CO HAS DISCHARGED VINYL CHLORIDE     INTO THE ATMOSPHERE THROUGH RELIEF VALVES, IN VIOL OF THE    PROHIBITION SET FORTH IN SEC 61.65(A) OF THE STANDARD.         PROPOSED REMEDY:                                                THIS CIVIL ACTION SHOULD SEEK INJUNCTIVE RELIEF RE-     QUIRING GOODRICH TO INSTITUTE OPERATION & MAINTENANCE        PROCEDURES, OPERATOR TRAINING, & POSSIBLY INSTALLATION OF    EQUIPMENT  DESIGNED TO PREVENT FUTURE RELIEF VALVE DIS-      CHARGES. IN ADDITION, GOODRICH WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY A     CIVIL PLTY FOR PAST VIOL'S.                                    NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT ISSUES:                                  RESOLUTION OF THIS CASE, WHICH INVOLVES NATIONALLY      APPLICABLE STANDARDS, WILL SET PRECEDENT FOR ALL VINYL       CHLORIDE ACTIONS BROUGHT BY THE GOV'T.

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