76 FR 8300
EPA determined that Arizona failed to submit an SIP for the Maricopa serious particulate matter (PM) nonattainment area by the required deadline.
EPA determined that Arizona failed to submit an SIP for the Maricopa serious particulate matter (PM) nonattainment area by the required deadline.
SIP Approval: Virginia (definition of VOC)
SIP Approval: Texas (VOC emissions from consumer-related sources)
SIP Approval: Maryland (volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from industrial solvent cleaning operations)
United States v. City of Wyandotte, No. 2-11-cv-12181 (E.D. Mich. May 18, 2011). A settling CAA defendant responsible for permit violations at a power plant in Wyandotte, Michigan, must pay a $112,000 civil penalty, must perform a supplemental environmental project at an estimated cost of $210,000, and must install new emission controls and implement operational practices to reduce emissions.
United States v. City of Wyandotte, No. 2-11-cv-12181 (E.D. Mich. May 18, 2011). A settling CAA defendant responsible for permit violations at a power plant in Wyandotte, Michigan, must pay a $112,000 civil penalty, must perform a supplemental environmental project at an estimated cost of $210,000, and must install new emission controls and implement operational practices to reduce emissions.
United States v. Mahard Egg Farm, Inc., No. 3:11-cv-01031-N (N.D. Tex. May 18, 2011). Settling CWA defendants responsible for violations of a concentrated animal feeding operation general permit and related laws and regulations at seven of its facilities in Texas must pay a civil penalty, must take steps to bring each of its facilities into compliance, and must restore the lands to prevent future discharges to area waterways.
United States of America v. BASF Corp., No. 3:11-cv-00222 (S.D. Tex. May 13, 2011). A settling CAA defendant that violated SIP, NESHAP, and new stationary source performance requirements at a chemical manufacturing facility in Freeport, Texas, must pay a $500,000 civil penalty and must meet certain injunctive relief requirements.