EPA v. METALICO NEVILLE, INC.

Case summary

On January 19, 2023, Region 3 issued an Administrative Compliance Order on Consent ( ACOC ) to Metalico Pittsburgh, Inc. ( Respondent ) for its alleged failure to comply with CAA Title V Operating Permit provisions at its metal scrap shredding facility located at 3100 Grand Ave. on Neville Island, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA 15225 (the Facility ). EPA alleges that the Facility has had the potential to emit volatile organic compounds ( VOCs ) above major source threshold levels, and was operating as a major source without a federally enforceable CAA Title V Operating Permit, or a Synthetic Minor Operating Permit that places operational limitations on the Facility's potential to emit VOCs. The ACOC requires Respondent to, among other things, submit a complete Synthetic Minor Operating Permit to the Allegheny County Health Department ( ACHD ) permitting authority, including operational controls and use of an appropriate VOCs emission factor of 0.39 lb VOCs per/ton to calculate its potential to emit such VOCs and ensure that the Facility remains under the major source threshold for VOCs. An EJ Screen for the Facility's location found that no additional review was warranted for potential environmental justice concerns.

Defendants (1)

• METALICO NEVILLE, INC.Named in settlement

Facilities (2)

• METALICO NEVILLE, INC.

  3100 GRAND AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA, 15225

  Registry ID: 110002095214

• METALICO NEVILLE, INC.

  3400 GRAND AVE, PITTSBURGH, PA, 152251502

  Registry ID: 110002095214

Statutes cited

• CAA 502 — Operating Permits (Title V)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• METALICO NEVILLE, INC.entered 2023-01-19

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2023-01-19Final Order Issued
• 2023-01-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2024-01-24Enforcement Action Closed