# L.W.G. FINISHING COMPANY (HARD SURFACE TECHNOLOGY)
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1997 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `30633`
- **Case Number:** 05-1997-0743
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $20K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $2K
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- L.W.G. FININSHING COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
## 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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