EPA v. CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL CHICAGO, INC.

Case summary

THIS CASE IS A CIVIL ACTION SEEKING MONETARY PENALTIES AND INJUNCTIVERELIEF UNDER SECTION 113(B) OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT, 42 U.S.C SEC. 7413(B). THE ACTION ARISES FROM VIOLATIONS OF THE ILLINOIS STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (SIP) AND THE CLEAN AIR ACT. SPECIFICALLY, CIC/CIE OPERATES A SCRAP YARD THAT RECLAIMS COPPER AND OTHER SCRAP METALS FROM ELECTRIC MOTORS BY PROCESSING THESE MATERIALS THROUGH ITS METAL SHREDDING AND SORTING LINES. CIC/CIE CONSTRUCTED AND OPERATED ITS METAL SHREDDING AND SORTING LINES WITHOUT OBTAINING THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATING PERMITS REQUIRED BY IPCB RULES 103(A) AND 103(B)(1), RESPECTIVELY, AND OPERATED ITS METALS SORTING LINES IN VIOLATION OF THE OPACITY LIMIT SET FORTH IN 35 ILL. ADM. CODE SEC 212.123. IN ADDITION, CIC/CIE FAILED TO RESPOND TO AN INFORMATION REQUEST ISSUED BY THE REGION UNDER SECTION 114(A) OF THE ACT, 42 U.S.C. SEC 7414(A), AND FAILED TO RESPOND TO AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ISSUED BY THE REGION UNDER SECTION 113(A)(3) OF THE ACT, 42 U.S.C. SEC 7413(A)(3). THE INFORMATION REQUEST AND ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER REQUIRED CIC/CIE TO CONDUCT STACK TESTS ON ITS SHREDDING AND SORTING LINES AND TO SUBMIT TEST RESULTS TO U.S. EPA.REFERRAL MADE TO ENFORCE THIS ORDER (SEE 05-94-047 6 - ADM. ORDER).CASE SETTLED. MOTION TO ENTER THE CONSENT DECREE WAS FILED ON 2/7/02.

Defendants (4)

• CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL CHICAGO, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• NIPSCONamed in settlement
• STANDARD SCRAP METALNamed in settlement
• TRI-STATE METALSNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL EXPORTING

  4020 S WENTWORTH AVE, CHICAGO, IL, 60609

  Registry ID: 110005937102

Statutes cited

• CAA 113 — Clean Air Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CHICAGO INTERNATIONALentered 2002-02-15

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $103,000

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 1996-09-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1996-09-26Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1997-12-29Complaint Filed With Court
• 2001-12-05Final Order Lodged
• 2002-02-15Final Order Entered
• 2026-05-01Enforcement Action Closed