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CONTAINER CORP. OF AMERICA

Judicial · FY1984 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 33812

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Penalty
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Compliance action

Case

Case Number
06-1984-0026
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
DOJ Docket
90-5-2-1-748
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

THIS ACTION HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO REQUIRE CONTAINER CORP. OF AMERICA (CCA) TO COMPLY WITH THE VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC)EMISSION LIMITS AS SPECIFIED BY THE TEXAS SIP. CCA IS LOCATED IN TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS, DESIGNATED A NONATTAIN- MENT AREA AND SUBJECT TO THE ADMINISTRATOR'S POST-1982 DATE ENFORCEMENT POLICY. CCA USES AN EIGHT COLOR PACKAGING ROTOGRAVURE PRESS TO PRINT CARTONS FOR DETERGENTS, CANS AND BOTTLES. CCA USES SOLVENT-BASED INKS ONLY WHEN PRINTING DETERGENT CARTONS AND IS TRYING TO DEVELOP WATER-BASED INKS FOR THAT PROCESS. *CAUSE OF ACTION* A). TEXAS REQUIREMENTS: REGULATION V, SECTION 115.201 OF THE TEXAS SIP PRO- HIBITS THE OPERATION OF ANY PACKAGING ROTOGRAVURE FACILITY THAT USES SOLVENT-CONTAINING INK UNLESS VOC EMISSIONS ARE LIMITED BY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING METHODS: 1) THE VOLATILE FRACTION OF INK, AS IT IS APPLIED TO THE SUBSTRATE, CONTAINS 25% BY VOLUME OR LESS OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND SOLVENT AND 75% BY VOLUME OR MORE OF WATER; 2) THE INK AS IT IS APPLIED TO THE SUBSTRATE, LESS WATER, CONTAINS 60% BY VOLUME OR MORE OF NONVOLATILE MATERIAL; OR 3) A CARBON ADSORPTION OR INCINERATOR SYSTEM IS OPERATED TO REDUCE THE VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND EMIS- SIONS FROM AN EFFECTIVE CAPTURE SYSTEM BY AT LEAST 90% BY WEIGHT. THE DESIGN AND OPERATION OF T

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