EPA v. FORD MOTOR (CAA)
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$135,000
Case summary
FORD HAS FAILED TO SUBMIT AND GAIN APPROVEL OF ADMINISTRATOR OF AN ALTERNATIVE CONTROL PLAN FOR THE CONTROL OF VOC EMISSIONS FROM ITS USAGE OF SOLVENT CLEANERS AND WIPES AT ITS FACILITY IN VIOLATION OF 40 CFR 52.741(X) U.S. EPA ALLEGES THAT EMISSIONS FROM VOLATILE ORGNIC MATERIALS FROM CLEANUP SOLVENTS AT FORD'S CHICAGO PLANT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE FIP REGULATIONS AT 40 C.F.R. 52.741 FROM 7/1/91-11/20/96. IN ITS COMPLAINT, U.S. EPA ALLEGES THAT EMISSIONS FROM VOLATILE ORGANIC MATERIALS FROM CLEANUP SOLVENTS AT FORD'S CHICAGO PLANT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE FIP REGULATIONS AT 40 C.F.R. 52.741(X) FROM 7/1/91-11/20/96.
Defendants (1)
- FORD MOTORNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
FORD MOTOR COMPANY CHICAGO ASSEMBLY PLANT
12600 S. TORRENCE AVE., CHICAGO, IL, 60633
Registry ID: 110000435191
Statutes cited
- CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
Enforcement conclusions (1)
FORD MOTOR (CAA)entered 1998-02-10
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $135,000
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 1993-07-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1994-03-31Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1997-11-03Final Order Lodged
- 1997-11-03Complaint Filed With Court
- 1998-02-10Final Order Entered
- 1998-02-10Concluded
- 2005-03-15Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 28778
- Case number
- 05-1994-0103
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- AIR
- Branch
- MMB
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1994-0103 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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