# AMERICAN BRICK
> **Judicial** · FY1982 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `25163`
- **Case Number:** 05-1982-0047
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $10K
- **Cost recovery:** $0
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- AMERICAN BRICK CO. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

11/1/82:EPA & AMERICAN BRICK CO RE-NEG'D THE TERMS OF THE CD WHICH HAD BEEN ENTERED IN 8/80. THE MODIFIED CD WAS SIGNED   BY THE CO ON 10/1/82. ON 10/13/82 EPA FORWARDED IT TO DOJ.   DOJ FORWARDED IT TO THE US ATTY ON 10/25/82 & THE ASSISTANT  US ATTY LODGED THE DECREE IN THE US DIST CT FOR THE NORTHERN DIST OF ILL ON 10/27/82.                                          THIS MODIFIED CD WILL PERMIT AMERICAN BRICK TO OPERATE  ITS DOLTON, ILL PLANT FOR THE LIMITED PURPOSE OF TESTING A   NEW BRICK-MAKING PROCESS W/A NEW PARTICULATE EMISSIONS CON-  TROL SYSTEM. AMERICAN BRICK WILL BURN SIX SCOVE KILNS OF     BRICKS USING A  CONTINUOUS BURN  PROCESS BETWEEN NOW &       12/31/82. THEN ALL OPERATIONS AT THE DOLTON PLANT WILL       CEASE. AMERICAN BRICK & ITS ENGINEERING CONSULTANT WILL ANA- LYZE THE TESTS RESULTS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE NEW PROCESS  IS FEASIBLE.                                                      ON OR BEFORE 4/22/83, AMERICAN BRICK WILL NOTIFY EPA    WHETHER IT ELECTS TO REMAIN SHUT DOWN OR TO INSTALL POLLU-   TION CONTROLS. IF IT ELECTS TO INSTALL CONTROLS, THE CO WILL PROCEED ON A COMPLIANCE SCHED WHICH REQUIRES IT TO COMPLETE  INSTALLATION OF CONTROLS & DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE W/ALL AP-  PLICABLE ILL SIP LIMITATIONS NO LATER THAN 10/22/84. AMERI-  CAN BRICK WILL NOT OPERATE ITS PLANT AT ALL BETWEEN 12/31/82 & THE DATE ON WHICH IT BEGINS COMPLIANCE TESTING IN 1984.

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