# GUAM POWER AUTHORITY
> **Judicial** · FY1995 · — · —
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `52588`
- **Case Number:** 09-1995-0025
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** —
- **Penalty assessed:** $170K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- GUAM POWER AUTHORITY (settlement)
## Summary

GUAM POWER AUTHORITY OWNS AND OPERATES ELECTRIC            GENERATING FACILITIES IN THE CABRAS-PITI AREA OF GUAM.       IN AUGUST 1993, EPA GRANTED TO GPA A WAIVER FROM CERTAIN     REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT.  THE 1993 WAIVER, GRANTED PURSUANT  TO SECTION 325 OF THE ACT, INVOLVED GPA'S ELECTRIC           GENERATING FACILITIES IN THE CABRAS-PITI AREA.  THE MAIN     PURPOSE OF THE 1993 WAIVER WAS TO ADDRESS EXCEEDENCES OF     THE NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARD FOR SO2 IN THE     CABRAS-PITI AREA WHILE ALLOWING GPA TO AVOID VERY EXPENSIVE  COMPLIANCE OPTIONS WHICH OTHERWISE WOULD BE REQUIRED.  EPA   PLACED CONDITIONS ON THE 1993 WAIVER, INCLUDING ADHERENCE    TO A FUEL-SWITCHING PROTOCOL DEVELOPED FOR THE CABRAS-PITI   ELECTRIC GENERATING FACILITIES AND SUBMISSION OF BURN FUEL   OIL WITH A LOWER SULFUR CONTENT ON THE OCCURRENCE OF ADVERSE WIND CONDITIONS.  THE REPORTS TO BE SUBMITTED BY GPA WOULD   ALLOW EPA TO OVERSEE GPA'S ADHERENCE TO THE CONDITIONS       REQUIRED BY THE 1993 WAIVER.  GPA VIOLATED THE CONDITIONS    ATTACHED TO THE 1993 WAIVER BY FAILING TO FUEL SWITCH DURING SOME ADVERSE WIND CONDITIONS AND BY FAILING TO SUBMIT THE    REQUIRED REPORTS IN A TIMELY MANNER.                           REGION 9 IS SEEKING A MINIMUM CIVIL PENALTY OF $70,500     AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF REQUIRNIG GPA TO COMPLY WITH THE       CONDITIONS OF THE 1993 WAIVER.  REGION 9 BELIEVES THAT GPA   WILL BE WILLING TO REACH A SETTLEMENT REGARDING THE          VIOLATIONS AND WILL AGREE TO A CONSENT

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