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L.W.G. FINISHING COMPANY (HARD SURFACE TECHNOLOGY)

Administrative - Formal · FY1997 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 30633

$20K
Penalty
Cost recovery
$2K
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
05-1997-0743
Type
Administrative - Formal
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

STACK TESTED EMISSIONS VIOLATIONS. 40 D.F.R. 63.342(C)(1)(II) CONTAINS AN EMISSION LIMIT OF 0.3 MG/DSCM FOR EXISTING, SAMLL, HARD CHROME ELETROPLATING TANKS . THE FACILITY CONDUCTED AN INITIWAL PERFORMANCE TEST AS REQ UIRED, ON APRIL 29, 1997. THE RESULTS SHOWED THE EMISSIONS TO BE ABOVE THE REQUIRED LIMIT. THE TEST REPORT INDICATED T HAT THE FACILITY DID NOT USE FRESH MAKEUP WATER AT THE TIME OF THE TEST. BACKGROUND: THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT AGAINST LWG ALLEGED THAT THE COMPANY'S HARD CHROMIUM ELECTROPLATING TANKS' EMISSIONS EXCEEDED THE ALLOWABLE EMISSIONS LIMIT OF 0.030 MG/DSCM UNDER 40 C.F.R. 63.342 (C) (II), AND THAT L.W.G. FAILED TO ADD FRESH MAKEUP WATER TO ITS PACKED BED SCRUBBER AS REQUIRED BY THE WORK PRACTICE STANDARDS OF 40 C.F.R. 63.342 (F) (3) (I) (B). THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CHROME PLATING NEJSHAP BECAME EFFECTIVE ON JANUARY 25, 1997. .

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