EPA v. MIRANT CORPORATION
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
FOUR UTILITY POWER PLANTS CONSTRUCTED MULTIPLE PROJECT WHICH INCREASED AIR EMISSIONS WITHOUT OBTAINING VALID CLEAN AIR ACT PERMITS FOR THE INCREASE EMISSIONS. This case is part of the National Clean Air Act utility initiative. CAA violations occurred at these four (4) electric generating stations. Claim is that numerous capital improvement projects at all four facilities were subject to either Clean Air Act New Source Review and Prevention of Significant Deterioration, depending on the non-attainment status of the surrounding air and the particular pollutant.
Defendants (2)
- MIRANT CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- MIRANT MID-ATLANTIC, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (23)
PEPCO MORGANTOWN GENERATING
US RT 301, NEWBURG, MD, 20664
Registry ID: 110000339143
POTOMAC ELECTRIC - CHALK POINT
CHALK POINT RD, AQUASCO, MD, 20608
Registry ID: 110005974286
PEPCO DICKERSON GENERATING STA
DICKERSON RD & MARTINSBURG RD, DICKERSON, MD, 20842
Registry ID: 110000339303
PEPCO DICKERSON GENERATING STA
DICKERSON RD & MARTINSBURG RD, DICKERSON, MD, 20842
Registry ID: 110000339303
PEPCO DICKERSON GENERATING STA
DICKERSON RD & MARTINSBURG RD, DICKERSON, MD, 20842
Registry ID: 110000339303
PEPCO MORGANTOWN GENERATING
US RT 301, NEWBURG, MD, 20664
Registry ID: 110000339143
PEPCO DICKERSON GENERATING STA
DICKERSON RD & MARTINSBURG RD, DICKERSON, MD, 20842
Registry ID: 110000339303
PEPCO DICKERSON GENERATING STA
DICKERSON RD & MARTINSBURG RD, DICKERSON, MD, 20842
Registry ID: 110000339303
POTOMAC ELECTRIC - CHALK POINT
CHALK POINT RD, AQUASCO, MD, 20608
Registry ID: 110005974286
POTOMAC ELECTRIC - CHALK POINT
CHALK POINT RD, AQUASCO, MD, 20608
Registry ID: 110005974286
PEPCO DICKERSON GENERATING STA
DICKERSON RD & MARTINSBURG RD, DICKERSON, MD, 20842
Registry ID: 110000339303
PEPCO MORGANTOWN GENERATING
US RT 301, NEWBURG, MD, 20664
Registry ID: 110000339143
PEPCO DICKERSON GENERATING STA
DICKERSON RD & MARTINSBURG RD, DICKERSON, MD, 20842
Registry ID: 110000339303
POTOMAC ELECTRIC - CHALK POINT
CHALK POINT RD, AQUASCO, MD, 20608
Registry ID: 110005974286
POTOMAC ELECTRIC - CHALK POINT
CHALK POINT RD, AQUASCO, MD, 20608
Registry ID: 110005974286
- …and 8 more
Statutes cited
- CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
Enforcement conclusions (1)
MIRANT CORPORATIONentered 2007-04-20
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $250,000 · State/local: $250,000 · SEP: $970,000
Timeline (9 milestones)
- 2002-05-20PRN Sent
- 2002-06-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2003-03-31Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2004-09-27Complaint Filed With Court
- 2006-05-08Final Order Lodged
- 2007-04-20Final Order Entered
- 2010-05-13Demand for Stipulated Penalties
- 2010-05-13Send Demand Letter
- 2023-10-04Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 19964
- Case number
- 03-2002-0184
- DOJ docket
- 90-5-2-1-07829
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- AIR
- Branch
- 3RC10
- EPA region
- 03
- 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 03-2002-0184 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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