# LAFARGE CORPORATION
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1999 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `31682`
- **Case Number:** 05-1999-0352
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $48K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- LAFARGE CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

LAFARGE CORPORATION(LAFARGE) IS A CEMENT MANUFACTURER.       LAFARGE'S PAULDING MANUFACTURING FACILITY UTILIZES LIMESTONE FROM A QUARY OWNED BY THE FACILITY TO PRODUCE CEMENT UTILIZ- ING THE WET PROCESS.  CLINKER IS FORMED INSIDE THE KILNS     THROUGH A PROCESS OF DRYING AND CALCINING THE RAW MATERIALS  WITH HEAT PROVIDED BY EITHER FOSSIL FUELS OF FUEL QUALITY    WASTE.  CLINKER FROM THE KILNS DROPS INTO TWO CLINKER        COOLER FOR QUICK COOLING.  THE OHIO EPA, THE U.S. EPA, AND   THE COMPANY DOCUMENTED EXCESS VISIBLE EMISSIONS COMING FROM  THE CLINKER COOLER STACKS ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS.       LAFARGE IMPLEMENTED A TRAINING PROGRAM TO ADDRESS VISIBLE    EMISSION ISSUES ARISING FROM THEIR START-UP OF THE KILNS     AND HAS IMPLEMENTED VISIBLE EMISSION READINGS FOUR(?) TIMES  A WEEK.  LAFARGE HAS BEEN IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPACITY     REGULATIONS SINCE IT WAS CITED BY U.S. EPA.  IN ADDITION,    AS LAFARGE IS UNDERTAKING MEASURES TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH  THE OHIO STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND ASSURE COMPLIANCE     WITH THE UPCOMING MACT REGULATION FOR CEMENT MANUFACTURING   FACILITIES, THE CASE WAS RESOLVED WITH A CONSENT AGREEMENT   WITH A PENALTY, BUT NO OTHER REQUIREMENTS.                   LAFARGE VIOLATED OHIO SIP OPACITY REGULATIONS.  EPA FILED A  CASE UNDER SECTION 113 OF THE CAA.  SETTLED WITH A CAFO.

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