EPA v. WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERV. CORP. - PULLIAM

Case summary

THE DEFENDANT'S PULLIAM GENERATING STATION (PULLIAM) HAS VIOLATED & CONTINUES TO VIOLATE WISCONSIN RULE NR 154.11(6), WHICH LIMITS THE OPACITY OF A SMOKE PLUME TO NOT GREATER THAN 20 PERCENT. THIS RULE IS PART OF THE FEDERALLY APPRO- VED WISCONSIN STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (SIP) FOR PARTICU- LATE MATTER. 48 FED. REG. 9860 (3/9/83). A NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS ISSUED BY USEPA TO WPSC ON NOVEM BER 21, 1986, BASED UPON VIOLATIONS OBSERVED FROM UNITS 3, 4 5, 6 AND 8 OF PULLIAM'S COMBINED FLUE STACK BETWEEN JANUARY 5, 1986, AND SEPTEMBER 9, 1986. CONTINUING VIOLATIONS AT PULLIAM'S STACK COMBINED FLUE UNITS 3-8 WERE OBSERVED ON MAY 26 AND 7, 1987. REGION V SEEKS A PERMANENT INJUNCTION AGAINST WPSC AND A PENALTY OF AT LEAST $26,000. WPSC HAS EXPRESSED INTEREST IN EXPEDITIOUSLY SETTLING THIS MATTER THROUGH A CONSENT DECREE, AND HAS REPRESENTED THAT IT HAS ALREADY STARTED A COMPLIANCE PROGRAM.

Defendants (1)

• WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERV.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION PULLIAM POWER PLANT

  1530 NORTH BYLSBY AVENUE, GREEN BAY, WI, 54303

  Registry ID: 110000421534

Statutes cited

• CAA 111 — New Source Performance Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• WPS/WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICEentered 1993-09-27

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $37,500

Timeline (8 milestones)

• 1987-09-25Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1987-09-28PRN Sent
• 1993-02-26Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1993-09-27Final Order Lodged
• 1993-09-27Final Order Entered
• 1993-09-27Complaint Filed With Court
• 1993-09-27Concluded
• 1994-04-06Enforcement Action Closed