# CONGOLEUM CORP.
> **Judicial** · FY1985 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `9839`
- **Case Number:** 03-1985-0040
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $300K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- CONGOLEUM CORP. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

CONGOLEUM CORPORATION IS A DELAWARE CORPORATION W/ITS     CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS LOCATED IN PORTSMOUTH, NH.  THEY PRI- MARILY MANUFACTURE RESILIANT FLOOR COVERING FOR WHOLESALERS  & RETAILERS, AND IT OPERATES SEVERAL MANUFACTURING PLANTS IN THIS COUNTRY.                                                   THE MARCUS HOOK FACILITY OCCUPIES 1,353,707 SQ FT & OPER- ATES 4 FINISHING LINES & 2 ROTOGRAVURE PRINTING PRESSES.     THE FINISHING (COATING) LINES ARE USED TO APPLY & CURE VINYL PLASTISOL ON A SUBSTRATE WHICH IS LATER PRINTED W/A DESIGN   ON THE ROTOGRAVURE PRESSES.  THE FINAL PRODUCT IS A RESIL-   IENT VINYL FLOOR COVERING.                                     CONGOLEUM'S MANUFACTURING PROCESS INCLUDES SURFACE COATING OPERATIONS WHICH GENERATE EMISSIONS OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COM- POUNDS (VOC).  VOCS ARE A PRECURSOR OF OZONE & ARE REGULATED UNDER EPA'S APPROVED STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (SIP) FOR THE COMMONWEALTH OF PA.                                             ON 8/22/84, EPA INSPECTORS CONDUCTED AN AIR COMPLIANCE    INSPECTION UNDER SEC 114 OF CAA, 42 USC SEC 7414, TO         DETERMINE COMPLIANCE W/APPLICABLE PA SIP REGULATIONS.  A TO- TAL OF 7 SAMPLES WERE TAKEN DURING THIS INSPECTION, 2 FROM   THE COATING LINES & 5 FROM THE 2 ROTOGRAVURE PRESSES.  THE   LATER 5 SAMPLES REPRESENTED EACH OF THE 5 INK COLORS BEING   USED IN PRODUCTION THAT DAY AT BOTH PRESES.                     ANALYSIS OF THE 5 INK SAMPLES TAKEN FROM ROTOGRAVURE PRIN TING LINES #28 & # 121 DURING THE INSPE

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