# ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO.
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1995 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `29080`
- **Case Number:** 05-1995-0039
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $88K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

ON DECEMBER 23, 1994 U.S. EPA ISSUED A NOTICE OF VIOLATION   TO ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND FOR ITS FAILURE TO OBTAIN          CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION PERMITS FOR ITS LACTIC ACID       PROCESS CONSTRUCTED OVER TWO YEARS AGO.  THIS PROCESS EMITS  ETHANOL TO THE AIR.

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