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05-1994-0381JudicialClosedFY 1994· Region 05

EPA v. WORLD COLOR PRESS

Final Order With Penalty

Penalty assessed

$250,000

Compliance action

$750,000

Case summary

ALDEN PRESS FACILITY VIOLATED SIP BY FACTING TO COMPLY WIATHCONSTRUCTION PERMIT LIMITS ON OPERATING VOM EMISSIONS, AND BLANKET WASH USAGE AND BY OPERTING ONE PERSS WITHOUT A PERMIT; AND VIOLATED THE FIP MODIFYING THE SIP BY FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE MINIMIUM VOM REMOVAL EFFICIENCY LIMIT FOR CONDENSERS, FAILING TO CONDUCT THE REQUIRED FOUNTAIN SOLUTION ANALYSIS AND FAILING TO PROPERLY CONDUCT CONTROL DEVICE EFFICIENCY TESTS.

Defendants (1)

  • WORLD COLOR PRESS, INC (ALDEN PRESS DIVNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

  • QUEBECOR WORLD CHICAGO DIVISION

    2000 ARTHUR AVENUE, ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL, 60007

    Registry ID: 110000428868

  • QUEBECOR WORLD CHICAGO DIVISION

    2000 ARTHUR AVENUE, ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL, 60007

    Registry ID: 110000428868

Statutes cited

  • CAA 113BClean Air Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • WORLD COLOR PRESSentered 1997-12-15

    Primary law: CAA

    Federal penalty: $250,000

Timeline (7 milestones)

  • 1994-09-22Referred To Dept Of Justice
  • 1994-09-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 1996-03-28Complaint Filed With Court
  • 1997-10-03Final Order Lodged
  • 1997-12-15Final Order Entered
  • 1997-12-19Concluded
  • 1998-01-20Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
28984
Case number
05-1994-0381
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
AIR
Branch
AWTGL
EPA region
05
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Clean Air Act

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1994-0381 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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