EPA v. SEVILLE DYEING COMPANY INC

Case summary

ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2003, REGION I FILED A CONSENT AGREEMENT AND ORDER (CAO) WHICH COMMENCED AND CONCLUDED A CIVIL ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION UNDER THE CLEAN AIR ACT AGAINST SEVILLE DYEING COMPANY, INC., INCLUDING ITS DORADO PROCESSING DIVISION, OF WOONSOCKET, RI. EPA's ACTIONS INCLUDES ALLEGATIONS THAT SEVILLE VIOLATED CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS OF THE RHODE ISLAND SIP AND THE CLEAN AIR ACT. THE CASE AROSE AS A RESULT OF EMISSIONS, PERMITTING, MONITORING, RECORD KEEPING AND REPORTING VIOLATIONS OF THE RHODE ISLAND STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (SIP) AT THESE FACILITIES AFTER JOINT EPA-STATE INSPECTIONS IN JUNE AND JULY 1999. SEVILLE CEASED ALL OPERATIONS AT ITS DORADO DIVISION IN JUNE 2001 AND, IN MAY 2002, PERMANENTLY CLOSED ITS ONLY OTHER FACILITY. AT PRESENT, SEVILLE IS INVOLVED IN A STATE RECEIVERSHIP AND EPA's ABILITY TO PAY DETERMINATION, THE CAO DOES NOT ASSESS ANY MONETARY PENALTY. TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT, HOWEVER, DO REQUIRE THAT SEVILLE PERMANENTLY RETIRE ALL VOC AND NOx EMISSION CREDITS WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN GENERATED AS A RESULT OF THE CLOSURE OF ITS TWO PLANTS

Defendants (1)

• SEVILLE DYEING COMPANY INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• SEVILLE DYEING CO INC

  229 FIRST AVE, WOONSOCKET, RI, 02895

  Registry ID: 110000312741

• SEVILLE DYEING CO INC

  229 FIRST AVE, WOONSOCKET, RI, 02895

  Registry ID: 110000312741

Statutes cited

• CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SEVILLE DYEING COMPANY INCentered 2003-09-25

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2003-09-25Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2003-09-25Final Order Issued
• 2003-10-01Enforcement Action Data Entered