EPA v. SUPERIOR CONCRETE MATERIALS, INC.

Case summary

On June 16, 2020, the Regional Judicial Officer for EPA-Region III issued a Final Order concluding a proceeding initiated by EPA under the federal Clean Air Act (CAA) against Superior Concrete Materials, Inc. (Superior) for violation, over multiple years, of the requirement for an operating permit, and of a federal hazardous air pollutant emission standard applicable to stationary reciprocating internal combustion engines, at Superior's former ready-mix concrete batch plant in Washington, D.C. Superior violated the District of Columbia State Implementation Plan requirement for an operating permit, and applicable management practices, and operation and maintenance, monitoring, compliance demonstration, and recordkeeping requirements, of the emission standard to control emissions of the hazardous air pollutant formaldehyde from a compression ignition stationary reciprocating internal combustion engine. The Final Order, which incorporates a Consent Agreement executed by the parties, resolves the alleged past civil violations. The proceeding was initiated by a proposed consent agreement and final order, and associated penalty calculation, transmitted by EPA to Superior as part of a pre-filing settlement opportunity. Under the terms of the settlement, a civil penalty of $250,000 will be paid by Superior. The District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment had asked EPA-Region III to address this facility.

Defendants (1)

• SUPERIOR CONCRETE MATERIALS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• SUPERIOR CONCRETE MATERIALS, INC.

  1601 S CAPITOL ST SW, WASHINGTON, DC, 20003

  Registry ID: 110024422775

• SUPERIOR CONCRETE

  1601 S. CAPITOL ST., SW, WASHINGTON, DC, DC, 20003

  Registry ID: 110070072162

Statutes cited

• CAA 112D — MACT Standards
• CAA 112K — Area Source MACT
• CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
• CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SUPERIOR CONCRETE MATERIALS, INC.entered 2020-06-16

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $250,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2020-06-16Final Order Issued
• 2020-06-16Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2020-06-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2020-07-06Air Resolved
• 2020-07-06Enforcement Action Closed