EPA v. POLAR INDUSTRIES

Case summary

This is a judicial settlement of a Clean Air Act ( CAA ) enforcement case brought by U.S. EPA and the Department of Justice against Polar Industries, Inc., to address violations of the CAA’s New Source Review (“NSR”) program and other CAA requirements. The violations occurred at Polar’s block foam manufacturing plant in Prospect, Connecticut. Under the settlement consent decree, Polar will install a new volatile organic compound (“VOC”) emissions control system that will incinerate and destroy over 85% of the VOC (pentane) emissions from Polar's manufacturing processes. Polar will also obtain federally-enforceable air permit(s) and pay a civil penalty of $102,000.

Defendants (1)

• POLAR INDUSTRIES (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• P I LIQUIDATING, INC.

  32 GRAMMAR AVE, PROSPECT, CT, 06712

  Registry ID: 110001405603

Statutes cited

• CAA 502 — Operating Permits (Title V)
• CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
• CAA 173 — New Source Review Permit Requirements

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• POLAR INDUSTRIESentered 2011-07-28

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $102,000

Timeline (9 milestones)

• 2008-12-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2009-09-29Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2009-09-29Referred To Headquarters
• 2011-06-08Complaint Filed With Court
• 2011-06-08Final Order Lodged
• 2011-07-28Final Order Entered
• 2011-07-28Concluded
• 2012-03-31Enforcement Action Closed
• 2012-03-31Air Resolved