EPA v. ESSROC CEMENT CORP (LEAD) (NATIONAL CASE) (3 FACILITIES)

Case summary

On December 5, 2019, the Court signed the settlement agreement resolving stipulated penalty claims for violations of the CAA Consent Decree in the matter of U.S., et al. v. Essroc Cement Corp. In settlement, Lehigh Hanson ECC, Inc., the new owner and operator of the cement plants at issue, agreed to pay a stipulated penalty of $2.1 million. The alleged violations involved exceeding emission limits at Essroc plants in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Puerto Rico as well as failing to continuously operate its air pollution control equipment at those plants and additional cement plants in Indiana. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, the States of Indiana and West Virginia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico are also parties to the Consent Decree and the stipulated penalty will be allocated among the parties.

Defendants (1)

• ESROC CEMENT CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (8)

• ESSROC CEMENT (BESSEMER,PA)

  SECOND ST, BESSEMER, PA, 16112

  Registry ID: 110000603525

• ARGOS USA LLC

  1826 SOUTH QUEEN STREET, MARTINSBURG, WV, 25401

  Registry ID: 110000585929

• ESSROC CEMENT (BESSEMER,PA)

  SECOND ST, BESSEMER, PA, 16112

  Registry ID: 110000603525

• ARGOS USA LLC

  1826 SOUTH QUEEN STREET, MARTINSBURG, WV, 25401

  Registry ID: 110000585929

• ESSROC CEMENT CORP (NAZARETH, PA)

  3938 EASTON NAZARETH HIGHWAY, NAZARETH, PA, 18064

  Registry ID: 110011748911

• ESSROC CEMENT (BESSEMER,PA)

  SECOND ST, BESSEMER, PA, 16112

  Registry ID: 110000603525

• ESSROC CEMENT (BESSEMER,PA)

  SECOND ST, BESSEMER, PA, 16112

  Registry ID: 110000603525

• ESSROC CEMENT CORP (NAZARETH, PA)

  3938 EASTON NAZARETH HIGHWAY, NAZARETH, PA, 18064

  Registry ID: 110011748911

Statutes cited

• CAA 165 — Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD)

Enforcement conclusions (2)

• ESSROC CEMENT CORP (LEAD) (NATIONAL CASE) (3 FACILITIES)entered 2019-12-05

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $373,163 · State/local: $168,947

• ESSROC CEMENT CORP (NATIONAL CASE) (LEAD)entered 2012-02-16

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $512,789

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 2008-09-29Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2008-09-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2011-12-29Complaint Filed With Court
• 2019-12-05Final Order Lodged
• 2019-12-05Final Order Entered
• 2019-12-05Enforcement Action Closed