# HAYDEN STATION
> **Judicial** · FY1996 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `50506`
- **Case Number:** 08-1996-0046
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $2.00M
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- PACIFICORP (complaint) (settlement)
- PUBLIC SERVICE OF CO. (complaint) (settlement)
- SALT RIVER PROJECT AGRI & POWER DISTRICT (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THIS REFERRAL SEEKS TO ADDRESS THOUSANDS OF VIOLATIONS THAT  OCCURRED AT HAYDEN STATION FROM 7/93 THROUGH 9/95 AND WHICH  WERE REFERENCED IN A NOTICE OF VIOLATION ISSUED BY EPA TO    THE RESPONDENT ON 1/18/96.  THE VIOLATIONS ARE SUPPORTED BY  A METHOD 9 VISUAL OBSERVATION CONDUCTED ON 7/27/93 WHICH     MEASURED THE OPACITY OF THE PLUME FROM UNIT 1 AT 40.8%, AND  BY CONTINUOUS EMISSION MONITOR(CEM) DATA FOR BOTH UNITS OB-  TAINED FROM PUBLIC SERVICE CO.  EPA SEEKS PENALTIES AND IN-  JUNCTIVE RELIEF TO REQUIRE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ESPS WITH  FABRIC FILTER DUST COLLECTORS- ALSO KNOWN AS BAGHOUSES.      A PENALTY OF $3,684,999 WAS PROPOSED.  ECONOMIC BENEFIT WAS  CALCULATED TO BE $26,237,666.

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