EPA v. PRO-TEC COATING COMPANY
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$1,050,000
Compliance action
$5,000,000
Case summary
PRO-TEC COATING COMPANY IS THE OPERATOR OF AN EXISTING CONTINUOUS HOT DIP STEEL COIL GALVANIZING LINE (CGL#1) AND IS CONSTRUCTING A NEW CONTINUOUS HOT DIP STEEL COIL GALVAN- IZING LINE (CGL#2) AT ITS FACILITY. PRO-TEC BEGAN CONSTRU- CTION OF CGL #2 WITHOUT THE REQUIRED PERMIT TO INSTALL, IN VIOLATION OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT, THE FEDERAL REGULATIONS AND THE OHIO SIP. BOTH CGL #1 IS A MAJOR SOURCE AND CGL #2 IS A MAJOR MODIFICATION OF A MAJOR SOURCE. PRO-TEC FAILED TO EMPLOY BACT AT CGL #1 AND CGL #2.
Defendants (1)
- PRO-TEC COATING COMPANYNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
PRO TEC COATING COMPANY
5000 COUNTY ROAD 5, LEIPSIC, OH, 458569234
Registry ID: 110056964067
PRO TEC COATING COMPANY
5000 COUNTY ROAD 5, LEIPSIC, OH, 458569234
Registry ID: 110056964067
Statutes cited
- CAA 113A — Violation of Existing Administrative Order
Enforcement conclusions (1)
PRO-TEC COATING COMPANYentered 1999-02-11
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $1,050,000
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 1998-06-26Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1998-07-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1998-12-15Final Order Lodged
- 1998-12-15Complaint Filed With Court
- 1999-02-11Final Order Entered
- 1999-02-11Concluded
- 2001-04-30Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 30960
- Case number
- 05-1998-0358
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- AIR
- Branch
- MMBII
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Violation of Existing Administrative Order
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1998-0358 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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