# VIRCO MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
> **Judicial** · FY1986 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `52076`
- **Case Number:** 09-1986-0005
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $50K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- VIRCO MANUFACTURING CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
## 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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