9/15/2021 - ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLIANCE ORDER ISSUED.
ALLEGED VIOLATIONS:
EPA ALLEGES THAT, SINCE THE INITIAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE FACILITY, HOLCIM UNDERTOOK A MAJOR MODIFICATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE PSD PROVISIONS OF THE ACT AT THE FACILITY RESULTINGIN A SIGNIFICANT EMISSIONS INCREASE AND A SIGNIFICANT NET EMISSIONS INCREASE OF NOX.SPECIFICALLY, EPA ALLEGES THAT HOLCIM MODIFIED THE MAIN BURNER FOR THE CEMENT KILNDURING 2005?2006 BY REPLACING THE BURNER WITH AN UPGRADED LOW-NOX BURNER. IN REPLACING THE MAIN BURNER, EPA ALLEGES THAT HOLCIM VIOLATED SECTION 165(A) OF THECAA, 42 U.S.C. ? 7475(A) AND 40 C.F.R. ? 52.21, AND THE CORRESPONDING PROVISIONS OFTHE ALABAMA SIP, ALA. ADMIN. CODE R. 335-3-14-.04(8)?(17), BY FAILING TO UNDERGO PSDREVIEW FOR THE MAJOR MODIFICATION AND OBTAIN A PERMIT.