EPA v. PRESTON ENGRAVERS, INC.

Case summary

THE REFERRAL SEEKS CIVIL PENALTIES AND GENERAL INJUNCTIVE RELIEF TO ADDRESS PAST VIOLATIONS OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT (THE ACT) 42 U.S.C. SECTION 7401,ET SEQ, AND THE NATIONAL EMISS- IONS STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR SOURCE CATEGORIES, SUBPART N, NATIONAL EMISSIONS STANCARDS FOR HARD AND DECORATIVE CHROMIUM ELECTROPLATING AND CHROMIUM ANOCIZING TANKS (CHROMIUM NESHAP), 40 C.F.R. PART 61, 63. THESE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED AT THREE SEPARATE CHROME PLATING FACILITIES IN CONNECTICUT, VIRGINIA, AND MISSOURI AND REGIONS I AND VII HAVE ALREADY FORWARDED THEIR REFERRAL PACKAGES TO THE DEPARTMENT. ALL THREE FACILITIES FAILED TO UNDERTAKE PROPER REPORTING, RECORD KEEPING, WORK PRACTICE STANDARES, AND PERFORMANCE TESTING REQUIRED UNDER 40 C.F.R., PART 63, SUBPART N. IN ADDITION, BY FAILING TO OBTAIN A PER MIT FROM THE VIRGINIA AIR CONTROL BOARD TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE ITS CHROME PLATING LINE AT THEIR MEADOWS OF DAN, VIRGINIA FACITILITY, THE ROTO-DIE COMPANY, INC. VIOLATED THE VIRGINIA STATE IMPLEMEMTATION PLAN (SIP) FOR ATTAINING NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS (NAAQS) FOR CRITERIA POLLUTANTS INCLUDING PARTICULATE MATTER (INCLUDING CHROME EMISSIONS) UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF SECTION109 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT, 42U.S.C. SECTION 7409. THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO KNOWN CHROMIUM NESHAP VIOLATIONS AT THE THREE FACILITIES WHICH ARE THE SUBJECT OF THISPROPOSED ACTION.

Defendants (2)

• PRESTON ENGRAVERS, INC.Named in complaint
• ROTO DIE COMPANY, INC.Named in complaint

Facilities (6)

• MICROMETRICS SYS INC

  225 JEB STUART HWY, MEADOWS OF DAN, VA, 24120

  Registry ID: 110020667973

• MICROMETRICS SYS INC

  225 JEB STUART HWY, MEADOWS OF DAN, VA, 24120

  Registry ID: 110020667973

• MICROMETRICS SYS INC

  225 JEB STUART HWY, MEADOWS OF DAN, VA, 24120

  Registry ID: 110020667973

• MICROMETRICS SYS INC

  225 JEB STUART HWY, MEADOWS OF DAN, VA, 24120

  Registry ID: 110020667973

• MICROMETRICS SYS INC

  225 JEB STUART HWY, MEADOWS OF DAN, VA, 24120

  Registry ID: 110020667973

• MICROMETRICS SYS INC

  225 JEB STUART HWY, MEADOWS OF DAN, VA, 24120

  Registry ID: 110020667973

Statutes cited

• CAA 114 — Record keeping, Inspection, Information Request
• CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-06-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-06-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1999-07-07Complaint Filed With Court
• 2001-10-23Concluded
• 2001-10-23Enforcement Action Closed