EPA v. MOORE AMERICAN GRAPHICS, INC.

Case summary

NATURE OF CASE: MOORE IS A PAPER COATING CO.WHICH EMITS VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOC) WHEN IT MANUFACTURE PAPER BOOK AND MAGAZINE COVERS. MOORE EMITS ABOUT 116 TONS PER YEAR (TPY) OF VOC. THE ILLINOIS STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (SIP) REQUIRES MOORE TO EMPLOY COATING MATERIALS HAVING LESS THAN 2.9 POUNDS OF VOC PER GALLON WHICH, AT MOORE'S LEVEL OF PRODUCTION, WOULD ALLOW ONLY 41 TPY. THIS WAS TO HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED BY DECEMBER 31, 1982. CAUSE OF ACTION: MOORE'S EMISSIONS ARE IN VIOLATION OF THE ILLINOIS SIP AND, BECAUSE MOORE IS A MAJOR SOURCE {I.E. > 100 TPY, SECT 302(J)}, U.S. EPA IS REQUIRED TO BRING SUIT TO ABATE THE VIOLATIONS AND RECOVER CIVIL PENALTIES, UNDER SECTION 113(B) OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT, 42 USC SECTION 7413(B). MOORE HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE CDS LIST OF SIGNIFICANT VIOLATORS. TO PROPOSED REMEDY: MOORE MUST EITHER INSTALL CONTROL EQUIPMENT SUCH AS AFTER- BURNERS OR CARBON ADSORPTION EQUIPMENT, OR REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF VOC EMITTED BY LOW SOLVENT TECHNOLOGY (LST) (BY RE- FORMULATING THE COATING USED), TO ACHIEVE COMPLIANCE. IN AD DITION, REG V RECOMMENDS A PENALTY FOR SETTLEMENT PURPOSES OF NOT LESS THAN $30,000. ISSUES OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE: NONE.

Defendants (1)

• MOORE AMERICAN GRAPHICS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• MOORE AMERICAN GRAPHICS INCORPORATED

  8904 S. HARLEM AVENUE, BRIDGEVIEW, IL, 604551900

  Registry ID: 110001808991

• MOORE AMERICAN GRAPHICS INCORPORATED

  8904 S. HARLEM AVENUE, BRIDGEVIEW, IL, 604551900

  Registry ID: 110001808991

Statutes cited

• CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
• CAA 113B — Clean Air Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MOORE AMERICAN GRAPHICS, INC.entered 1987-03-13

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $90,000

Timeline (8 milestones)

• 1984-03-29Referred To Headquarters
• 1984-04-25Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1984-07-31Referred TO U.S. Attorney
• 1984-07-31Complaint Filed With Court
• 1987-03-13Final Order Lodged
• 1987-03-13Final Order Entered
• 1987-03-13Concluded
• 1997-06-27Enforcement Action Closed