# CONTINENTAL BAKING COMPANY
> **Judicial** · FY1990 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `3863`
- **Case Number:** 02-1990-0130
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $320K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- CONTINENTAL BAKING CO (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

PRE-REFERRAL SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS FOR VIOLATIONS OF      CAA, 42 USC SECT 7401 AND OF THE NJ ADMINISTRATIVE CODE.      THE NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE (NJAC) RESTRICTS THE     EMISSION OF VOLATILE ORGANIC SUBSTANCES (VOS) FROM ANY       SOURCE TO WHICH IT APPLIES TO A MAXIMUM OF 7 LBS/HOUR.       STACK EMMISION TESTS CONDUCTED OB NOVEMBER 5 AND 6, 1987     INDICATED THAT CONTINENTAL TICES LANE FACILITY #1 BREAD OVEN OPERATING WITHOUT CONTROL EQUIPMENT, EMITTED ETHANOL (A VOS) AT A RATE AVERAGING APPROXIMATELY 29 LBS/HOUR.  THE FACILITY HAS CONTIMUED TO OPERATE AT THE SAME GENERAL PRODUCTION RATE AND WITHOUT ANY FORM OF VOS CONTROL EQUIPMENT SINCE THAT     DATE.                                                         CONTINENTAL MUST OBTAIN A CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATING PERMIT FOR INCINERATORS AND OTHER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND INSTALL, TEST AND OPERATE EQUIPMENT TO RESTRICT THE VOS EMISSION RATE IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE COMPLAINCE WITH THE NEW JERSEY SIP.      EPA IS SEEKING PENALTIES TOTALLING $454,142.                  THIS CASE WILL HAVE NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE BY SETTING A PRE- CEDENT FOR CONTROLLING THE BAKERY SOURCE (OF VOS) BOTH WITH- IN NEW JERSEY AND THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES.

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