EPA v. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
Final Order With Penalty & Specified Cost Recovery
Penalty assessed
$250,000
Compliance action
$200,000,000
Case summary
METRO VIOLATED THE PARTICULATE STANDARDS IN THE MINNESOTA ST ATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (SIP) AND IN THE NSPS STANDARD FOR SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS IN THE OPERATION OF ITS SLUDGE INCINERATORS. THESE VIOLATIONS ARE BASED UPON STACK TESTS AND UPON CALCULATION OF UNCONTROLLED EMISSIONS FROM EMERGEN- CY STACKS AT THE INCINERATORS. METRO ALSO FAILED TO OPERATE ITS FACILITY IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH GOOD AIR POLLUTION CONTROL PRACTICES FOR MINIMIZING EMISSIONS IN VIOLATION OF 40 C.F.R. SEC. 60.11(D) AND FAILED TO INSTALL COM DEVISES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SIP.
Defendants (1)
- METROPOLITAN COUNCILNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
METROPOLITAN WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
2400 CHILDS RD, SAINT PAUL, MN, 55106
Registry ID: 110000573941
Statutes cited
- CAA 111 — New Source Performance Standards
- CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
Enforcement conclusions (1)
METROPOLITAN COUNCILentered 2001-02-06
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $250,000
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 1997-09-19Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1997-10-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1999-07-20Complaint Filed With Court
- 2000-08-12Final Order Lodged
- 2001-02-06Final Order Entered
- 2026-05-01Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 30335
- Case number
- 05-1997-0405
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- AIR
- Branch
- MMBII
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- New Source Performance Standards
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1997-0405 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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