# B F GOODRICH CHEM DI
> **Judicial** · FY1980 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `20143`
- **Case Number:** 04-1980-0047
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $334K
- **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 LOUISVILLE FACILITY IS A POLYVINYL     CHLORIDE 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 VIOL'D THE RELIEF VALVE       DISCHARGE STANDARD, SEC 61.65(A), WHICH PROHIBITS THE        RELEASE OF VINYL CHLORIDE INTO THE ATMOSPHERE FROM RELIEF    VALVES EXCEPT IN EMERGENCIES.                                  PROPOSED REMEDY:                                                THIS CIVIL ACTION SHOULD SEEK INJUNCTIVE RELIEF RE-     QUIRING GOODRICH TO INSTITUTE OPERATION & MAINTENANCE        PROCEDURES, OPERATOR TRAINING, & IF NECESSARY, INSTALL       EQUIPMENT DESIGNED TO PREVENT FUTURE RELIEF VALVE DIS-       CHARGES. IN ADDITION, GOODRICH SHOULD 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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