EPA v. METALLURGICAL PRODUCTS CO

Case summary

On September 29, 2016, EPA Region III entered a Consent Agreement and Final Order (�CAFO�) with Metallurgical Products Company (�MPC�) for violations of the Clean Air Act. MPC owns and operates a copper allow plant located at 810 Lincoln Avenue, West Chester PA, 19381. MPC failed to operate the facility�s two baghouses within the pressure drop operating range set forth in MPC�s State Only Operating Permit. EPA and MPC have agreed to resolve MPC�s liability for these violations through MPC operating the two baghouses according to the conditions of the permit and a cash penalty of $28,000. Mettalurgical Products failed to operate the Facility within required CAA permit limits, which requires the Facility to maintain a pressure drop in between 1-8 in., w.g., for Baghouse #1 and 1-9 in., w.g., for Baghouse #2 of the Facility. Mettalurgical Products allowed the pressure drop to go above or below the permissible range on numerous occasions in the period from June 2011-March 2013.

Defendants (1)

• METALLURGICAL PRODUCTS CO., INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (8)

• METALLURGICAL PRODUCTS CO

  810 LINCOLN AVENUE, WEST CHESTER, PA, 19380-4406

  Registry ID: 110071662160

• METALLURGICAL PROD /WEST CHESTER

  PO BOX 598, WEST CHESTER, PA, 19381-0598

  Registry ID: 110071662160

• METALLURGICAL PROD /WEST CHESTER

  PO BOX 598, WEST CHESTER, PA, 19381-0598

  Registry ID: 110071662160

• METALLURGICAL PRODUCTS CO

  810 LINCOLN AVENUE, WEST CHESTER, PA, 19380-4406

  Registry ID: 110071662160

• METALLURGICAL PROD /WEST CHESTER

  PO BOX 598, WEST CHESTER, PA, 19381-0598

  Registry ID: 110071662160

• METALLURGICAL PROD /WEST CHESTER

  PO BOX 598, WEST CHESTER, PA, 19381-0598

  Registry ID: 110071662160

• METALLURGICAL PRODUCTS CO

  810 LINCOLN AVENUE, WEST CHESTER, PA, 19380-4406

  Registry ID: 110071662160

• METALLURGICAL PRODUCTS CO

  810 LINCOLN AVENUE, WEST CHESTER, PA, 19380-4406

  Registry ID: 110071662160

Statutes cited

• CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• METALLURGICAL PRODUCTS COentered 2016-09-28

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $28,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2016-09-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2016-09-28Final Order Issued
• 2016-10-05Enforcement Action Data Entered