# LTV STEEL COMPANY, INC., LTV LIME PLANT
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2000 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `32577`
- **Case Number:** 05-2000-0577
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $78K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- LTV STEEL COMPANY, INC., LTV LIME PLANT (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

VIOLATIONS OF OPACITY STANDARDS UNDER OHIO SIP ALSO VIOLATE  THE CAA.  THE FACILITY HAD BEEN VIOLATING ITS OPACITY LIMITS FOR OVER FIVE YEARS AS DEMONSTRATED BY ITS CONTINUOUS        OPACITY MONITORS.  SHORTLY AFTER WE BEGAN THE ENFORCEMENT    CASE, THE FACILITY BEGAN OPERATING WITH A MUCH HIGHER RATE   OF COMPLIANCE.  ACTUAL POLLUTANT REDUCTIONS CANNOT BE        CALCULATED AS THE VIOLATIONS WERE ONLY OF OPACITY LIMITS.

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