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OCQUEOC PAVING CO.

Judicial · FY1988 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 26889

$10K
Penalty
Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
05-1988-0188
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
DOJ Docket
90-5-2-1-1325
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

OCQUEOC PAVING COMPANY FAILED TO CONDUCT A PERFORMANCE TEST FOR PARTICULATE MATTER WITHIN 180 DAYS OF INITIAL STARTING OF THE FACILITY AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR SECTS 60.92(A) AND 60.8(A). WHEN THE COMPANY FINALLY PERFORMED THE REQUIRED STACK TESTING, THE TEST RESULTS SHOWED PARTICULATE EMISSIONS IN EXCESS OF THOSE ALLOWED UNDER 40 CFR PART 60, SUBPART I. REGION V SEEKS TO PERMANENTLY ENJOIN OCQUEOC PAVING COMPANY FROM FURTHER VIOLATIONS OF THE NEW SOURCE PERFORMANCE STAND- ARDS AND SEEKS A CIVIL PENALTY OF AT LEAST $10,270. A FINDING OF VIOLATION WAS ISSUED TO OCQUEOC PAVING JUNE 23, 1988. OCQUEOC PAVING DECLINED A CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS THE FINDING OF VIOLATION. THIS CASE IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE OCQUEOC PAVING DELAYED PERFORMING THE REQUIRED TESTING FOR OVER 6 MONTHS, THEN AFTER THEY PERFORMED A STACK TEST THE RESULTS INDICATED THAT THE COMPANY'S CONTROL EQUIPMENT IS NOT ADEQUATE TO MEET THE EMISSION LIMITATIONS FOR PARTICULATE MATTER.

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