# FORD-ROUGE STEEL
> **Judicial** · FY1984 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `25304`
- **Case Number:** 05-1984-0062
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $198K
- **Cost recovery:** $0
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- FORD MOTOR CO (complaint) (settlement)
- ROUGE STEEL (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

NATURE OF CASE                                                  ON MAY 10, 1982, IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN    THE COURT APPROVED AN AGREED ORDER SUBMITTED IN CONFORMANCE  WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STEEL INDUSTRY COMPLIANCE       EXTENSION ACT OF 1981.  THAT ORDER PROVIDED FOR A COMPRE-    HENSIVE PROGRAM TO BRING FORD MOTOR COMPANY'S IRON AND       STEELMAKING OPERATIONS IN DEARBORN, MICHIGAN INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE MICHIGAN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN    AND THE EXTENSION ACT.  AMONG THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ORDER  WERE SPECIFIC EMISSION LIMITATIONS FOR EACH OF THE EMISSION  POINTS AT FORD MOTOR COMPANY'S FOUR COKE OVEN BATTERIES.     SINCE ENTRY OF THAT ORDER, FORD HAS FAILED TO CONTINUOUSLY   COMPLYWITH THE EMISSIONS LIMITATIONS APPLICABLE TO COKE OVEN BATTERY DOORS AND TO PUSHING OPERATIONS.  THESE VIOLATIONS   HAVE BEEN OBSERVED AND DOCUMENTED BY EPA OBSERVERS, WAYNE    COUNTY MICHIGAN OBSERVERS AND FORD'S OWN EMPLOYEES.  THE     EXCESSIVE EMISSIONS RESULT FROM INADEQUATE OPERATING AND     MAINTENANCE PRACTICES AND FORD'S FAILURE TO EXPEND FUNDS ON  A COKE OVEN BATTERY WITH LIMITED REMAINING USEFUL LIFE.        CAUSE OF ACTION                                                 FORD MOTOR COMPANY'S EMISSIONS ARE  IN VIOLATION OF THE FEDERAL COURT ORDER AND THE MICHIGAN STATE IMPLEMENTATION    PLAN.  ACTION AGAINST FORD IS PREMISED ON RULE 65 OF THE     FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, SECTION 113 OF THE CLEAN   AIR ACT, 42 U.S.C. SECTION 7413, AND S

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