# MERIT ENERGY COMPANY (FORMERLY SHELL WESTERN E&P)
> **Judicial** · FY2006 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `600015498`
- **Case Number:** 05-2006-3638
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** —
## Defendants
- MERIT ENERGY (FORMERLY SHELL WESTERN E&P) (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

EPA issued two Notices of Violation (NOV) and Findings of Violation (FOV)to Shall and Merit. On September 21, 2005, EPA issued a NOV/FOV alleged violations of the PSD and Title V permitting requirements of the Clean Air Act (Act).  The NOV/FOV alleged that Shell/Merit violated the CAA and the Michigan SIP by installing equipment at the Manistee plant and increasing the natural gas production at the Manistee plant without obtaining PSD permit.

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