# NEW BOSTON COKE CORPORATION
> **Judicial** · FY1984 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `25282`
- **Case Number:** 05-1984-0040
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $5K
- **Cost recovery:** $0
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- NEW BOSTON COKE CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

BACKGROUND AND NATURE OF THE CASE                               ON MARCH 27, 1984, REGION V ISSUED A NOTICE OF VIOLATIO N TO NEW BOSTON COKE CORPORATION FOR VIOLATION OF OHIO RULE  AP-3-07 AT ITS NEW BOSTON, OHIO, COKE BATTERY FACILITY.      AP-3-07 IS PART OF THE FEDERALLY APPROVED OHIO SIP AND LIMIT S THE DENSITY OF VISIBLE EMISSIONS EMANATING FROM STATIONARY SOURCES.  NEW BOSTON COKE CORPORATION WAS FOUND TO BE IN     VIOLATION OF THE STANDARD DURING PUSHING AND CHARGING OPERAT IONS, BASED UPON READINGS TAKEN BY CERTIFIED OPACITY OBSERVE RS.  NEW BOSTON COKE CORPORATION IS LOCATED IN SCIOTO COUNTY WHICH HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS A PRIMARY NON-ATTAINMENT AREA F OR TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICULATES.                               CAUSE OF ACTION                                                 NEW BOSTON'S EMISSIONS ARE IN VIOLATION OF THE OHIO SIP AND BECAUSE NEW BOSTON IS A MAJOR SOURCE, U.S. EPA IS REQUIR ED TO BRING SUIT TO ABATE THE VIOLATIONS AND RECOVER PENALTI ES UNDER SECTION 113 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT, 42 U.S.C. SEC-    TION 7413.                                                     PROPOSED PENALTY                                                IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE COMPLIANCE WITH THE OHIO SIP, NEW   BOSTON MUST INSTALL CONTROL EQUIPMENT.  REGION V RECOMMENDS  A PENALTY FOR SETTLEMENT PURPOSES OF $10,000.                  ISSUES OF NATIONAL AND PRECEDENTIAL SIGNIFICANCE                NEW BOSTON INTENDS TO RAISE ALL THE ISSUES TYPICALLY    LITIGATED IN A STEEL CASE.  NEW BOSTON

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