EPA v. DEPERE FOUNDRY INC.

Case summary

SOURCE HAS VIOLATED THE STATE SIP FOR VISIBLE EMISSIONS AND FUGITIVE DUST AS REQUIRED BY THE CAA. DEPERE FOUNDRY OPERATES A CUPOLA MELT FURNACE AT ITS FACILITY IN DEPERE, WI. ON MARCH 26, 1999, U.S. EPA ISSUED A NOTICE OF VIOLATION TO THE COMPANY FOR SEVERAL VIOLATIONS OF THE OPACITY LIMITS AND FUGUTIVE DUST STANDARDS. ON JUNE 30, 1999, U.S. EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY ORDER TO DEPERE FOUNDRY, PROPOSING $77, 850 IN CIVIL PENALTIES. TO SETTLE THIS CASE, DEPERE HAS AGREED TO PAY $6,500 IN CIVIL PENALTIES, AND TO UNDERTAKE TWO SEPS AT A TOTAL COST OF $76,255.

Defendants (1)

• DEPERE FOUNDRY INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• DEPERE FOUNDRY INCORPORATED

  805-815 S. 6TH ST., DE PERE, WI, 54115

  Registry ID: 110000420848

Statutes cited

• CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• DEPERE FOUNDRY INC.entered 1999-12-01

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $6,500

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1999-02-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-06-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-12-01Final Order Issued
• 2000-03-30Enforcement Action Closed