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Judicial · FY1989 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 48334

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Case

Case Number
08-1989-0043
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
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Self-disclosure
N

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Summary

A PSD PERMIT WAS ISSUED BY EPA TO ASAMERA OIL ON FEBRUARY 28, 1979. A MODIFICATION TO THIS PERMIT WAS ISSUED ON DECEMBER 9, 1986. IT IS VIOLATIONS OF THE 1986 MODIFIED PERMIT THAT FORM REISSUED THIS PERMIT; EPA THEREFORE HAS PRIMARY ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY OF ITS TERMS. PURSUANT TO THE 1986 MODIFIED PERMIT, FUEL GAS FROM THE AMINE UNIT SHALL NOT CONTAIN MORE THAN 0.080 GRAINS OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE PER DRY STANDARD CUBIC FOOLT. MONITORING CONDITIONS REQUIRE DEFENDANT TO REPORT PERIODS OF EXCESS EMISSIONS FROM THE AMINE UNIT. REVIEW OF THE FACILITY'A RECORDS INDICATED THAT FROM MARCH 11, 1988 TO MARCH 22, 1988 EMISSIONS FROM THE AMINE UNIT EXCEEDED THE EMISSION LIMITATION. EPA WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS PERIOD OF EXCESSIVE EMISSIONS. DEFENDANT WERE REQUIRED TO INSTALL CONTINUOUS EMISSION MONITORS (CEMS) WITHIN 90 DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE MODIFIED PERMIT, AND TO CERTIFY THE CEMS WITHIN 180 DAYS OF INSTALLATION. DEFENDANT PERFORMED THE CERTIFICATION TEST MORE THAN 180 DAYS AFTER THE LATEST ALLOWABLE DATE OF INSTALLATION. DEFENDANT WAS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN ACCEPTABLE TEST PROTOCOL FOR CEM CERTIFICATION TO EPA 45 DAYS IN ADVANCE OF THE CERTIFICATION TESTING. DEFENDANT DID NOT SUBMIT AN ACCEPTABLE TEST PROTOCOL 45 DAYS IN ADVANCE OF THE TESTING. DEFENDANT WAS REQUIRED TO PREPARE AN

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