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VIRCO MANUFACTURING CORPORATION

Judicial · FY1986 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 52076

$50K
Penalty
Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
09-1986-0005
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

VIRCO MANUFACTURING CORPORATION MANUFACTURES METAL FURNI- TURE FOR SCHOOLS, OFFICES, HOUSEHOLDS IN ITS LOS ANGELES, CA FACILITY. IT IS LOCATED IN A NONATTAINMENT AREA FOR OZONE WHICH HAS RECEIVED AN EXTENSION FOR COMPLIANCE UNTIL 1987. VIRCO, A DELAWARE CORPORATION, IS REGISTERED AS DOING BUSINESS IN CA WITH CORPORATE HQ IN LOS ANGELES. VIRCO VIOLATED THE CALIFORNIA STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN IN THAT THE COATINGS USED ON ITS FURNITURE CONTAIN MORE VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS THAN ALLOWED BY SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT RULE 1107. A JOINT EPA AND SCAQMD INSPECTION OF THE VIRCO FACILITY ON 12/6/84 FOUND THE COMPANY TO BE IN VIOL OF RULE 1107. EPA ISSUED A NOV TO VIR CO ON 9/19/85. VIRCO HAS BEEN LISTED IN CDS AS SIGNIF VIO- ATOR. VIRCO HAS SUBMITTED TO REGION 9 A PROPOSED COMPLIANCE PLAN THAT WOULD BRING THE COMPANY'S FACILITY INTO COMPLIANCE WITH SCAQMD RULE 1107 BY THE END OF 1986. COMPLIANCE WILL BE ACHIEVED EITHER BY CONVERSION OF THE COMPANY'S COATING PROCESSES TO LOW VOC COATINGS OR BY INSTALLATION OF ADD-ON EMISSIONS CONTROL TECHNOLOGY. VIRCO MANUFACTURING IS ENGAGED IN THE FABRICATION AND COATING OF METAL FURNITURE AT ITS FACILITY AT 15134 S. VERMONT AVE., LOS ANGELES, CA. HIGH SOLID ENAMELS AND LIQUID METALLIC COATINGS ARE APPLIED WITH ELECTROSTATIC EQUIPMENT. THESE COATINGS ARE HEATED TO 130'F. BEFORE SPRAYING, AND NO SOLVENTS ARE ADDED FO

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