EPA v. ESSROC San Juan, Inc.

Case summary

CAA violations at the Defendant's Portland Cement plant and the related quarrying operations in Espinosa Ward in the Municipality of Dorado, Puerto Rico. In 2007, EPA again initiated action against the Defendant - concerning CWA violations at the Facility. Defendant failed to comply with 1) the CAA by failing to properly perform compliance testing, by exceeding emission limits, and by failing to properly monitor emissions at the Facility and 2) the CWA by not complying with effluent limits, not properly preparing required compliance plans, not maintaining records, not submitting timely reports, not operating pursuant to a permit, and not complying with its compliance plan. CD combined this case with another and became a multi-media action: EA# 02-2007-0013 combined with EA# 02-2004-0026.

Defendants (1)

• ESSROC San Juan, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (4)

• ARGOS SAN JUAN (FKA ESSROC)

  PR 2 KM 26.7_BO ESPINOSA, DORADO, PR, 00936

  Registry ID: 110000581004

• ARGOS PUERTO RICO CORPORATION

  ROAD 2, KM 26.7, DORADO, PR, 00946

  Registry ID: 110000581004

• ARGOS PUERTO RICO CORPORATION

  ROAD 2, KM 26.7, DORADO, PR, 00946

  Registry ID: 110000581004

• ARGOS SAN JUAN (FKA ESSROC)

  PR 2 KM 26.7_BO ESPINOSA, DORADO, PR, 00936

  Registry ID: 110000581004

Statutes cited

• CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants
• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ESSROC San Juan, Inc.entered 2010-05-04

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $275,000 · SEP: $720,924

Timeline (10 milestones)

• 2004-09-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2004-10-04Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2007-12-27Supplemental Referral-Adding parties, counts
• 2009-06-25Complaint Filed With Court
• 2010-03-05Final Order Lodged
• 2010-05-04Concluded
• 2010-05-04Final Order Entered
• 2021-04-20Enforcement Action Closed
• 2021-04-20NPDES Closed
• 2021-04-20Air Resolved