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05-1998-0594Administrative - FormalClosedFY 1998· Region 05

EPA v. LWG FINISHING CO. (HARD SURFACT TECHNOLOGY)

Final Order No Penalty

Compliance action

$1,823

Case summary

THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT AGAINST LWG ALLEGED THAT THE COMPANY'S HARD CHROMIUM ELECTROPLATING TANKS' EMMISSIONS EXCEEDED THE ALLOWABLE EMISSIONS LIMIT OF 0.030 MG/DSCM UNDER 40 C.F.R. 63.342(C) (II), AND THAT L.W.G. FAILED TO ADD FRESH MAKEUP WATER TO ITS PACKED BED SCRUBBER AS REQUIRED BY THE WORK PRACTICE STANDARDS OF 40 C.F.R. 63.342 (F) (3) (I) (B). THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CHROME PLATING NESHAP BECAME EFFECTIVE ON JANUARY 25, 1997.

Defendants (1)

  • LWG FINISHING CO.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • LWG FINISHING COMPANY

    9461 LE SAINT DR, FAIRFIELD, OH, 450140000

    Registry ID: 110000893819

Statutes cited

  • CAA 112Hazardous Air Pollutants

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • LWG FINISHING CO.entered 1998-09-04

    Primary law: CAA

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 1998-06-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 1998-09-04Final Order Issued
  • 1998-10-15Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 1999-05-14Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
31177
Case number
05-1998-0594
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
AIR
Branch
MMBI
EPA region
05
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Hazardous Air Pollutants

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1998-0594 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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