# TATE & LYLE - APO/CAFO
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2015 · — · —
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `3600069729`
- **Case Number:** 05-2015-5022
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** —
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** —
## Defendants
- TATE & LYLE (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

EPA issued  an Administrative Consent Order (ACO) and Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) to commence and conclude an action against Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas LLC (Tate & Lyle) for violations of the Clean Air Act.  The ACO/CAFO violations include particulate matter (PM) and volatile organic compound (VOC) emission limit exceedances from a soda ash neutralization system.  The ACO requires Tate & Lyle to modify a construction permit to accurately describe VOC emissions following the installation of a wet electrostatic precipitator used to control PM emissions.  The CAFO requires Tate & Lyle to perform two supplemental environmental projects (SEPs) for a cost of no less than $300,000.  The SEPs reduces sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions from the Decatur facility. The CAFO also requires Tate & Lyle to pay a $150,000 penalty.

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*Source: [EPA ECHO](https://echo.epa.gov/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*