EPA v. OWENS ILLINOIS DE PUERTO RICO INC
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$99,500
Compliance action
$800,000
Case summary
RESPONDENT HAS VIOLATED SECTION 110 OF THE ACT, THAT REQUIRES THAT FACILITIES COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE SIP DEVEL- OPED BY A STATE TO INSURE THAT THE NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS ARE MET IN ITS BOUNDARIES. SPECIALLY, OWENS ILLINOIS HAS VIOLATED VISIBLE EMISSION STANDARDS OF RULE 403 OF PR RCAP. * THIS CA/FO WILL SETTLE THE ABOVE REFERENCED ADM COMPLAINT FILED UNDER SECTION 113 (D) OF THE CAA, 42 U.S.C. 7413(D) AND THE PERTINENT REGULATIONS UNDER THE PUERTO RICO STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. OWENS IS REQUIRED TO INSTALL AN ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR AND AN SO2 SCRUBBER TO REDUCE THE VISIBLE EMISSIONS FROM THE FACILITY. *
Defendants (1)
- OWENS ILLINOIS DE PUERTO RICO INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
OWENS ILLINOIS DE PR
RD 690 KM 1.1, VEGA ALTA, PR, 00692
Registry ID: 110022533436
Statutes cited
- CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
Enforcement conclusions (1)
OWENS ILLINOIS DE PUERTO RICOentered 2002-05-03
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $99,500
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2001-03-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2001-03-16Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2002-05-03Final Order Issued
- 2002-05-03Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 8291
- Case number
- 02-2001-1252
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- AIR
- Branch
- CT
- 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 02-2001-1252 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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