EPA v. NYLONGE

Case summary

THIS SOURCE CONSTRUCTED IN 1990 WITHOUT A MAJOR NON- ATTAINMENT NEW SOURCE PERMIT. IT THEN OPERATED WITHOUT CONTROLS OR OPERATING PERMIT UNTIL 1995. IT WAS EMITTING ROUGHLY 200 TPY OF CARBON DISULFIDE, A HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUNTANT AND PROBLE HUMAN CARCINOGEN. ALTHOUGH IT NOW HAS A PERMIT LIMITING CS2 EMISSIONS TO LESS THAN 100 TPY PLANTWIDE, ITS COMPLIANCE STATUS IS UNCERTAIN. FURTHER, CITIZENS NEAR THE PLANT ARE VERY UPSET WITH THE SOURCE AND OHIO EPA FOR THE YEARS OF OPERATION IN VIOLATION AND THE EXPOSURE SUFFERED. ALTHOUGH INJUNCTIVE RELIEF MAY NOT BE NECESSARY, ANY PENALTY WILL NO DOUBT EXCEED THE ADMINI- STRATIVE THRESHOLD. AECAB PLANS TO MONITOR AMBIENT CS2 EMISSIONS NEAR THE PLANT THIS SUMMER USING THE NEW UV-DOAS MONITOR. IT IS EXPECTED THA AMBIENT CONCENTRATIONS WILL BE AT A SAFE LEVEL, BUT THIS IS BY NO MEANS CERTAIN. NSR AND PERMIT VIOLATIONS.

Defendants (1)

• NYLONGENamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• NYLONGE COMPANY 130130

  1301 LOWELL STREET, ELYRIA, OH, 44035

  Registry ID: 110000385459

Statutes cited

• CAA 173 — New Source Review Permit Requirements

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• NYLONGE CORPORATION

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 1998-04-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-10-01Enforcement Action Closed