EPA v. NYCDOS (GREENPOINT)
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$75,000
Case summary
THIS ACTION IS BASED ON 8 VIOLATIONS OF PART 222.3(A)&(B) (VISIBLE EMISSIONS-OPACITY), 27 VIOLATIONS OF PART 201.5(D) (DEACTIVATION OF CONTROL EQUIPMENT). EPA REGION II SEEKS APPROPRIATE CIVIL PENALTIES AND A MANDATORY INJUNCTION REQUIRING A STRINGENT OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAM. FACILITY ADDRESS: GREENPOINT MUNICIPAL INCINERATOR NORTH HENRY STREET & KINGLAND BROOKLYN, NY CASE CLOSED AS OF 04/19/93 AS PER JOHN DOLINAR.
Defendants (1)
- NYC DEPT OF SANITATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
GREENPOINT MUNI INCN
N HENRY ST & NEWTON CREEK, BROOKLYN, NY, 11222
Registry ID: 110019834376
Statutes cited
- CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
Enforcement conclusions (1)
NYC DEPT OF SANITATIONentered 1990-10-12
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $75,000
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 1988-08-22Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1988-08-22Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1990-05-29Complaint Filed With Court
- 1990-10-12Final Order Lodged
- 1990-10-12Final Order Entered
- 1990-10-12Concluded
- 1993-04-19Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3056
- Case number
- 02-1988-0503
- DOJ docket
- 90-5-2-1-1296
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- AIR
- Branch
- AWTS
- EPA region
- 02
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-1988-0503 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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