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05-1998-0741Administrative - FormalFinal Order IssuedFY 1998· Region 05

EPA v. CRUCIBLE MATERIALS/TRENT TUBE

Final Order No Penalty

Case summary

THIS WAS AN ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLIANCE ORDER GRANTING CRUCIBLE MATERIALS AN EXTENSION TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE WITH 40 C.F.R. 63.463(B)(2)(I) BECAUSE OF ITS VENDOR'S DELAY IN DELIVERING THE APPROPRIATE COMPONENTS FOR ITS DEGREASER. SUBPART T WAS DESIGNED TO REDUCE TOXIC EMISSIONS FROM DEGREASERS BY SPECIFYING SEVERAL CONTROL OPTI0NS. THESE OPTIONS RANGE FROM COMPLYING WITH AN EMISSION LIMIT TO INSTALLING CERTAIN CONTROL COMBINATIONS. TRENT TUBE CHOSE TO GO WITH A CONTROL COMBINATION THE BID STATES THAT THE % REDUCTION SHOULD BE APPROXIMATELY 60-80%.

Defendants (1)

  • CRUCIBLE MATERIALS CORPORATIONNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • CRUCIBLE MATERIALS CORPORATION TRENT TUBE PLANTS 1 2 & 3

    2015 ENERGY DR., EAST TROY, WI, 531200077

    Registry ID: 110032664070

Statutes cited

  • CAA 112Hazardous Air Pollutants

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • CRUCIBLE MATERIALS CORPORATIONentered 1998-03-31

    Primary law: CAA

Timeline (2 milestones)

  • 1998-03-31Final Order Issued
  • 1998-10-22Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
31309
Case number
05-1998-0741
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 05-1998-0741 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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