EPA v. TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY - GANNON PLANT & BIG BEND PLANT
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$3,500,000
Compliance action
$999,999,999
Case summary
COMPANY CONDUCTED MODIFICATIONS OF GANNON POWER PLANTS, UNITS 3-6, WITHOUT OBTAINING PSD PERMIT. EPA SEEKS INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AND PENALTIES. PART OF AED-LED UTILITY INITIATIVE REDS NO. 2000 0311 418 77989. DEFENDANT MADE MAJOR MODIFICATIONS TO UNITS 1 AND 2 AT THE BIG BEND POWER PLANT WITHOUT OBTAINING PSD PERMITS PRIOR TO THESE MODIFICATIONS. EPA SEEKS TO HAVE BOTH UNITS OBTAIN PSD PERMITS AND INSTALL B.A.C.T. THE SETTLEMENT WAS FOR TWO FACILITIES: BIG BEND STATION AND GANNON STATION. THE DOCKET WOULD NOT ACCEPT $1,000,000,000 PHYSICAL ACTION AMOUNT PLUS THE $200,000 NON-PHYSICAL AMOUNT (SCREEN 14), SO I HAD TO ENTER $999,799,999 FOR THE PHYSICAL AMOUNT AND $200,000 FOR THE NON-PHYSICAL AMOUNT -- FOR A TOTAL OF $999,999,999.
Defendants (2)
- TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY - BIG BEND PLANTNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY - GANNON PLANTNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (6)
TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY F J GANNON STATION
3602 PORT SUTTON ROAD, TAMPA, FL, 33619
Registry ID: 110000493056
TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY
3602 PORT SUTTON ROAD, TAMPA, FL, 33619
Registry ID: 110000493056
TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY BIG BEND STATION
BIG BEND ROAD, APOLLO BEACH, FL, 33572
Registry ID: 110008319505
TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY (TEC)
13031 WYANDOTTE ROAD, GIBSONTON, FL, 335345833
Registry ID: 110008319505
TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY BIG BEND STATION
BIG BEND ROAD, APOLLO BEACH, FL, 33572
Registry ID: 110008319505
TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY (TEC)
13031 WYANDOTTE ROAD, GIBSONTON, FL, 335345833
Registry ID: 110008319505
Statutes cited
- CAA 165 — Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD)
Enforcement conclusions (2)
TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY - AMENDED CDentered 2001-09-10
Primary law: CAA
TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY (GANNON AND BIG BEND PLANTSentered 2000-10-04
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $3,500,000
Timeline (8 milestones)
- 1999-10-28Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1999-11-03Complaint Filed With Court
- 2000-03-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2001-09-10Final Order Lodged
- 2001-09-10Final Order Entered
- 2001-09-10Concluded
- 2013-11-22Enforcement Action Closed
- 2013-11-22Air Resolved
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 23506
- Case number
- 04-2000-0101
- DOJ docket
- 90-5-2-1-06932
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- AIR
- Branch
- AIR
- EPA region
- 04
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD)
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-2000-0101 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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