# COLUMBUS COATED FAB
> **Judicial** · FY1977 · — · Voluntarily Dismissed After Filing
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `24885`
- **Case Number:** 05-1977-0031
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Voluntarily Dismissed After Filing
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- BORDEN, INC. (complaint)
## Summary

NATURE OF THE CASE:                                             CCF MANUFACTURES WALLTEX, WALL COVERINGS, AUTOMOBILE    UPHOLSTERY & RELATED PRODUCTS AT ITS FACILITY IN             COLUMBUS, OH. TWO COAL FIRED BOILERS USED TO PRODUCE PRO-    CESS STEAM & HEAT FOR THE FACILITY EMMIT PARTICULATE         MATTER & ARE SUBJECT TO OH REGULATIONS AP-3-11(LIMITING      PARTICULATE EMISSIONS) & AP-3-07(LIMITING OPACITY OF         EMISSIONS).                                                    CAUSE OF ACTION:                                                ON 10/18/76 US EPA ISSUED AN NOV TO CCF PURSUANT TO     SEC 306 OF THE CAA, CITING VIOL'S OF AP-3-11 & AP-3-07       STACK TESTS CONDUCTED IN 7/75, 1/75 & 5/77 ALL DEMOSTRAT-    ED PARTICULATE EMISSIONS IN EXCESS OF THOSE PERMITTED BY     AP-3-11. VISIBLE EMISSIONS READINGS TAKEN ON 9/18/76;        9/19/76 & 1/13/77, ALL PROVIDED EVIDENCE OF VIOL'S OF        AP-3-07. CCF HAS REFUSED TO INSTALL THE POLLUTION CONT-      ROLS NECESSARY TO COMPLY W/AP-3-11 & AP-3-07. IT HAS         BASED ITS DEFENSE ON A DIFFERENT INTERPRETATION OF THE       REGULATION.                                                    PROPOSED REMEDY:                                                ON 7/16/81, OH EPA ISSUED TWO PERMITS TO OPERATE FOR    CCF'S BOILER'S #1 & #2. THE PERMIT'S REQUIRE CCF TO          OPERATE ITS BOILERS AT APPROX 50% CAPACITY, IN COMPLIANCE    W/NEW OH REGULATIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO EPA AS     PROPOSED SIP REVISIONS. EPA HAS PROPOS

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