# AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
> **Judicial** · FY1984 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `42301`
- **Case Number:** 07-1984-0015
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $83K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

REFERRED FOR VIOLATION OF NEW SOURCE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS,  REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, AND CONSTRUCTION IN VIOLATION OF     PSD REGULATIONS.  ADC IS A LARGE BANK AND REAL ESTATE DE-    VELOPMENT COMPANY.  IT HAS CONSTRUCTED AND IS CURRENTLY OP-  ERATING THE HAMBURG FACILITY THAT PRODUCES ETHANOL FROM LO-  CALLY PRODUCED GRAIN.  ETHANOL THEN IS BLENDED WITH GASOLINE TO PRODUCE 'GASAHOL'.  TO PRODUCE THIS PRODUCT THE PLANT     BURNS 20 TONS OF COAL PER HOUR WHICH EMITS SO2  INTO THE     OUTTHROUGH STACKS.  ETHANOL IS ALSO EMITTED DUE TO LEAKS AND OTHER UNWANTED EMISSIONS.  THE LAWSUIT SEEKS TO ENJOIN       FUGITIVE EMISSIONS OF ETHANOL IN VIOLATION OF THE NSPS FOR   SYNTHETIC ORGANIC CHEM'S MANUF.INDUSTRY 40CFR.60SUBPART VV,  AND TO REQUIRE CONTROL OF S02 EMISSIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH   PSD REGULATIONS.

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