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TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY - GANNON PLANT & BIG BEND PLANT

Judicial · FY2000 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 23506

$3.50M
Penalty
Cost recovery
$1000.00M
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
04-2000-0101
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
DOJ Docket
90-5-2-1-06932
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (2)

Summary

COMPANY CONDUCTED MODIFICATIONS OF GANNON POWER PLANTS, UNITS 3-6, WITHOUT OBTAINING PSD PERMIT. EPA SEEKS INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AND PENALTIES. PART OF AED-LED UTILITY INITIATIVE REDS NO. 2000 0311 418 77989. DEFENDANT MADE MAJOR MODIFICATIONS TO UNITS 1 AND 2 AT THE BIG BEND POWER PLANT WITHOUT OBTAINING PSD PERMITS PRIOR TO THESE MODIFICATIONS. EPA SEEKS TO HAVE BOTH UNITS OBTAIN PSD PERMITS AND INSTALL B.A.C.T. THE SETTLEMENT WAS FOR TWO FACILITIES: BIG BEND STATION AND GANNON STATION. THE DOCKET WOULD NOT ACCEPT $1,000,000,000 PHYSICAL ACTION AMOUNT PLUS THE $200,000 NON-PHYSICAL AMOUNT (SCREEN 14), SO I HAD TO ENTER $999,799,999 FOR THE PHYSICAL AMOUNT AND $200,000 FOR THE NON-PHYSICAL AMOUNT -- FOR A TOTAL OF $999,999,999.

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