EPA v. Greenidge Generation LLC

Case summary

EPA entered into a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CA/FO) with the Respondent resolving violations of certain regulations set forth in 40 C.F.R. Part 257, Subpart D (Standards for the Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals in Landfills and Surface Impoundments) (CCR Rule) pertaining to a surface impoundment located at its Greenidge Power Generating Station (Greenidge Station), an electrical generating plant, located in Dresden, New York. The CA/FO, which was issued pursuant to Section 3008 of RCRA, requires the Respondent to pay a civil penalty of $105,000 and perform injunctive relief to help ensure its future compliance with the CCR Rule.

Defendants (1)

• Greenidge Generation LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• GREENIDGE GENERATION, LLC

  590 PLANT ROAD, DRESDEN, NY, 14441

  Registry ID: 110000327619

Statutes cited

• RCRA CCR — Disposal of CCR - Subtitle D

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Greenidge Generation LLCentered 2024-01-09

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $105,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2024-01-09Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2024-01-09Enforcement Action Closed
• 2024-01-09Final Order Issued
• 2024-01-18Enforcement Action Data Entered