EPA v. PEARSON AND TPI COMPOSITE
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
ON AUGUST 7, 2007, REGION I FILED AN ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT AGAINST PEARSON COMPOSITES LLC ( PEARSON ) FOR ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT ( CAA ) AT PEARSON'S BOAT MANUFACTURING FACILITY IN WARREN, RHODE ISLAND. THE COMPLAINT ALLEGES THAT PEARSON VIOLATED EMISSION, WORK PRACTICE, AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS AND FOR BOAT MANUFACTURING, AND THE COMPANY'S CAA TITLE V OPERATING PERMIT AND SEEKS $264,349 IN PENALTIES. THE COMPLAINT FOLLOWS UP ON EPA's JUNE 2006 INSPECTION AND A DECEMBER 2007 COMPLIANE ORDER. PEARSON'S COMPLIANCE WILL HELP REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RISKS TO ITS EMPLOYEES AND TO THE PUBLI FROM EXCESSIVE HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS AT THE FACILTY.
Defendants (1)
- PEARSON AND TPI COMPOSITENamed in complaint
Facilities (4)
US WATERCRAFT, LLC
373 MARKET STREET, WARREN, RI, 028850000
Registry ID: 110029952102
US WATERCRAFT, LLC
373 MARKET STREET, WARREN, RI, 028850000
Registry ID: 110029952102
US WATERCRAFT, LLC
373 MARKET STREET, WARREN, RI, 028850000
Registry ID: 110029952102
US WATERCRAFT, LLC
373 MARKET STREET, WARREN, RI, 028850000
Registry ID: 110029952102
Statutes cited
- CAA 502 — Operating Permits (Title V)
- CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants
Enforcement conclusions (1)
PEARSON AND TPI COMPOSITEentered 2008-01-08
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $195,000
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2007-01-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2007-08-07Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2008-01-08Final Order Issued
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 600024537
- Case number
- 01-2007-1211
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 01
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Operating Permits (Title V)
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 01-2007-1211 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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