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DIVERSITECH GENERAL CORPORATION, TOLEDO, OH

Judicial · FY1985 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 25686

$95K
Penalty
Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
05-1985-0416
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
DOJ Docket
90-5-2-1-889
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

DIVERSITECH GENERAL COMPANY IS A MAJOR SOURCE OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOC), IN VIOLATION OF APPLICABLE OHIO REGULATIONS APPROVED AND ENFORCEABLE BY U.S. EPA UNDER THE CLEAN AIR ACT. NATURE OF THE CASE DIVERSITECH OPERATES A FACILITY IN TOLEDO, OHIO WHERE IT MANUFACTURES VINYL COATED FABRIC AND FILMS. THE MANU- FACTURING PROCESS, USED TO PRODUCE FLEXIBLE VINYL COATED AND PRINTED PRODUCTS, UTILIZES ORGANIC BASED SOLVENTS WHICH GENERATE VOC. ON MARCH 22, 1985, REGION V ISSUED A NOTICE OF VIOLATION TO DIVERSITECH FOR GENERATING VOC'S IN EXCESS OF THE ALLOWED LIMIT IN THE OHIO STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (SIP). DIVERSITECH EMITS APPROXIMATELY 805 TONS OF VOC'S PER YEAR, IN CONTRAST TO 537 TONS PER YEAR PERMITTED UNDER THE OHIO RULE. LUCAS COUNTY, IN WHICH DIVERSITECH IS LOCATED, IS DESIGNATED AS A PRIMARY NONATTAINMENT AREA FOR OZONE. CAUSE OF ACTION U.S. EPA IS AUTHORIZED TO BRING A CIVIL ACTION TO ABATE THE VIOLATIONS AND RECOVER CIVIL PENALTIES UNDER SECTION 113 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT, 42 U.S.C. SECTION 7413. PROPOSED REMEDY IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE COMPLIANCE WITH THE OHIO SIP, DIVERSITECH WOULD MOST LIKELY ELECT TO INCREASE ITS POLLU- TION CONTROL CAPTURE EFFICIENCY TO THE

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