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Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority - Krum Bay

Judicial · FY2011 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 2600055088

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Case

Case Number
02-2011-0009
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

Defendant, as an owner and operator of the Krum Bay Facility comprised of six (6) oil-fired gas turbines, one (1) heat recovery steam generating (HRSG) unit and two (2) utility boilers, is subject to the provisions of Sections 110, 111, 114 and 165 of the Act. Defendant is also subject to the Prevention of Significant Deterioration of Air Quality regulations (PSD regulations), 40 C.F.R. 52.21, the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS General Provisions), Subpart GG (Stationary Gas Turbine NSPS), 40 C.F.R. Part 60, the federal NSPS regulations and the federal PSD regulations promulgated. Since at least October 2005 to the present, the Defendant has continued to fall below the data-availability requirements for almost every quarter, for one parameter or other, on one or more units. Throughout this period, the Defendant has failed to operate in compliance with the required NOX emission limits, by operating either without water/steam injection or without proper maintenance of the required water/steam-to-fuel ratio. During this time period, the Defendant has also failed to continuously comply with continuous emission monitoring system (CEMS) and continuous opacity monitoring system (COMS) availability requirements, CEMS/COMS monitoring requirements and CEMS/COMS calibration requirements. Additionally, the Defendant has failed to operate Units 12 and 14 and Boiler 11 in compliance with the 20% opacity emission limits and has continuously failed to identify noncompliance with

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