EPA v. LAFARGE CORP.
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$44,800
Compliance action
$400,000
Case summary
PARKE DAVIS PROPOSED PENALTY WAS $267,925. LAFARGE PROPOSED PENALTY IN THE AMENDED COMPLAINT WAS $105,425. LAFARGE IS REQUIRED TO OPERATE THEIR 2 CEMENT KILNS WITH A LIMIT SWITCH THAT WILL INDICATE WHEN FUEL FLOW TO THE KILNS IS ON OR OFF. ALSO, LAFARGE WILL TRIGGER AN AUTOMATIC WASTE FEED CUTOFF WHEN MORE THAT 3 MINUTES OF DATA IN ANY 60 MINUTE PERIOD, ARE EITHER MISSING OR INCORRECTLY CALCULATED. LASTLY, LAFARGE WITH UPGRADE THEIR CALCULATING AND RECORDING COMPUTER BY 3/31/99.
Defendants (1)
- LAFARGE CORP.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
SYSTECH ENVIRONMENTAL CORPORATION LAFARGE CORPORATION
1480 FORD AVE, ALPENA, MI, 49707
Registry ID: 110000917303
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3004G — Res Conserv & Rec Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
LAFARGE CORP.entered 1998-04-09
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $44,800
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1997-05-21Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1998-04-09Final Order Issued
- 1998-05-04Enforcement Action Closed
- 1998-05-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 30940
- Case number
- 05-1998-0326
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- RCR
- Branch
- MMBII
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Res Conserv & Rec Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1998-0326 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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