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KAISER ALUMINUM & CHEM CORP - TRENTWOOD WORKS

Judicial · FY1990 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 54201

$500K
Penalty
Cost recovery
$20.00M
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
10-1990-0122
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
DOJ Docket
90-5-2-1-940A
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF THE EARLIER CASE BROUGHT AGAINST KAISER FOR VIOLATION OF THE 20% OPACITY PROVISION CONTAINED IN THE WASHINGTON SIP AT ITS TRENTWOOD WORKS FACILITY. THE PREVIOUS COMPLAINT FILED ON 2/8/89 WAS VOLUNTARILY DISMISSED ON 7/9/90 AFTER A STATE COURT RULED THAT THE OBSERVER CERTIFICATION METHOD USED BY THE STATE HAD NOT BEEN ADOPTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE RULEMAKING PROCEDURES. AT THE TIME OF DISMISSAL THE FEDERAL COURT WAS INFORMED THAT NEW VIOLATIONS HAD BEEN DOCUMENTED USING OBSERVERS WHO WERE PROPERLY CERTIFIED AND THAT A NEW CASE WOULD BE FILED BASED UPON THE NEW OBSERVATIONS.

Source

Authoritative
EPA ECHO
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