# CHICAGO SPECIALTIES, LLC
> **Judicial** · FY1999 · — · —
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `31927`
- **Case Number:** 05-1999-0630
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** —
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** Y
## Defendants
- CHICAGO SPECIALTIES, L.L.C. (complaint) (settlement)
- PMC SPECIALTIES GROUP (complaint) (settlement)
- PMC, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THE CLEAN AIR ACT                                              U.S. EPA SEEKS A PERMANENT INJUNCTION WHICH WOULD REQUIRE  DEFENDANTS TO PROMPTLY COME INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE         APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT.  MORE PARTICU- LARLY, U.S. EPA SEEKS INJUNCTIVE RELIEF FROM DEFENDANTS      INCLUDING THE REPLACEMENT THEIR FACILITY'S CONTROL DEVICE,   AND THE SUBMISSION AND MAINTENANCE OF VARIOUS REPORTS        REQUIRED BY THE HON.  SUCH INJUNCTIVE RELIEF SHOULD BRING    DEFENDANTS' FACILITY BACK INTO COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICA-  BLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS, AND SHOULD REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF    UNCONTROLLED VOCS CURRENTLY BEING EMITTED TO THE ENVIRON-    MENT.  U.S. EPA SEEKS A PENALTY OF NO LESS THAN $652,608 FOR THE VIOLATIONS OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT.                         THE CLEAN WATER ACT                                            U.S. EPA SEEKS A PERMANENT INJUNCTION WHICH WOULD REQUIRE  DEFENDANTS TO PROMPTLY COME INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPLI-  CABLE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT.  MORE PARTICULAR- LY, U.S. EPA SEEKS INJUNCTIVE RELIEF TO REQUIRE DEFENDANTS   TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT AN SPCC PLAN FOR THEIR FACILITY     AND ADJACENT AREAS WHERE DEFENDANTS OPERATE OIL STORAGE      TANKS, WHICH MEETS ALL REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS.  SUCH        INJUNCTIVE RELIEF WOULD REDUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR OIL SPILLS  FROM THE DEFENDANTS' FACILTY.  U.S. EPA SEEKS A PENALTY OF   NO LESS THAN $28,208 FOR THE VIOLATIONS OF THE CLEAN WATER   ACT.                                

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