# POSITECH CORPORATION, A DIVISION OF COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP
> **Judicial** · FY1999 · — · Litigated With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `46401`
- **Case Number:** 07-1999-0225
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Litigated With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $60K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $40K
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- POSITECH CORP, A DIVISION OF COLUMBUS (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

7/16/99:  POSITECH CORP OPERATES TWO CHROMIUM ELECTROPLATING  TANKS WHICH IT USES FOR  HARD CHROMIUM ELECTROPLATING  AS D EFINED AT 40 C.F.R. a 63.41(A).  THE TANKS ARE EXISTING  AFF ECTED SOURCES  AS DEFINED AT 40 C.F.R. a 63.2, AND ARE REGUL ATED BY THE NATIONAL EMISSIONS STANDARDS FOR CHROMIUM EMISSI ONS FROM HARD AND DECORATIVE CHROMIUM ANODIZING TANKS SET FO RTH AT 40 C.F.R PART 63, SUBPART N AND PROMULGATED PURSUANT  TO SECTION 112(D) OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT.  POSITECH FAILED TO  PROVIDE ITS INITIAL NOTIFICATION BY JULY 24, 1995, PURSUANT  TO 40 C.F.R. a 63.347(C)(1).  POSITECH EXCEEDED THE CHROMIUM  EMISSION LIMITATION FOR ITS TWO CHROMIUM ELECTROPLATING TAN KS FROM JANUARY 25, 1995, UNTIL SEPTEMBER 14, 1997, IN VIOLA TION OF 40 C.F.R. a 63.342(C)(1).  POSITECH CONDUCTED PERFOR MANCE TESTING OF THE CHROMIUM ELECTROPLATING TANKS ON OCTOBE R 7, 1997, MORE THAN TWO MONTHS AFTER BEING REQUIRED BY 40 C .F.R. a 63.343(B).

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