EPA v. MERECO
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
MERECO failed to apply for a permit pursuant to Rhode Island Air Pollution Control Regulation 9 ( Reg 9 ) and to submit to EPA a Notification of Compliance Status ( NOCS ) under 40 C.F.R. Part 63,Subpart VVVVVV. MERECO will pay a penalty of $60,000 to EPA, apply for a Reg 9 permit, submit to EPA a NOCS, and undertake a number of compliance mesures in accordance with Subpart VVVVVV and Reg 9.
Defendants (1)
- MERECONamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
METACHEM RESINS CORPORATION, MERECO TECHNOLOGIES
1505 MAIN STREET, WEST WARWICK, RI, 02893
Registry ID: 110004902712
Statutes cited
- CAA 112H — Work Practices
Enforcement conclusions (1)
MERECOentered 2014-08-25
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $60,000
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2014-08-25Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2014-08-25Final Order Issued
- 2014-09-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3400284501
- Case number
- 01-2014-1508
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 01
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Work Practices
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 01-2014-1508 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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