EPA v. BORDEN CHEMICAL, INC.

Case summary

COMPANY FAILED TO INSTALL VOLATILE ORGANIC MATERIAL CAPTURE AND CONTROL EQUIPMENT ON ITS FOUNDRY SAND MANUFACTURING PROCESS TO ACHIEVE AN OVERALL REDUCTION IN VOM EMISSIONS OF AT LEAST 81%. BORDEN EXCEEDED LIMITS ON FEDERALLY ENFORCEABLE STATE VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC) EMISSIONS FROM ITS FOUNDRY SAND MANUFACTURING PROCESS. SINCE JANUARY 1992, BORDEN FAILED TO REDUCE VOC EMISSIONS BY 81 PERCENT, AS REQUIRED BY REGULATIONS. THE PLANT IS IN METROPOLITAN CHICAGO, WHICH DOES NOT MEET HEALTH-BASED STANDARDS FOR OZONE, A BYPRODUCT OF VOC'S. THE PLANT EVENTUALLY INSTALLED POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT AND TESTED IN COMPLIANCE AND AGREED TO PAY A PENALTY.

Defendants (1)

• BORDEN CHEMICAL, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• HA INTERNATIONAL LLC

  1019 JERICHO ROAD, AURORA, IL, 60506

  Registry ID: 110000433424

Statutes cited

• CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BORDEN CHEMICALentered 1999-04-02

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $154,740

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1998-02-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-03-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-04-02Final Order Issued
• 1999-05-05Enforcement Action Closed