EPA v. IROQUOIS FOUNDRY
Final Order No Penalty
Compliance action
$130,000
Case summary
IROQUOIS FOUNDRY PRODUCES GREY IRON CASTINGS FROM SCRAP METAL. EMISSION SOURCES AT THE PLANT INCLUDE A CUPOLA FURNACE WHICH WAS INSTALLED IN 1978. INSPECTIONS CONDUCTED BY THE STATE IN 1997, DOCUMENTED VIOLATIONS OF OPACITY AND CARBON MONOXIDE (CO) REGULATIONS AT THE CUPOLA. STACK TESTS CONDUCTED IN RESPONSE TO USEPA'S REQUEST ALSO SHOWED EXCEEDANCES OF THE PM LIMITS CONTAINED IN THE WISCONSIN SIP. TO COMPLY WITH THE CO AND PM LIMITS, IROQUOIS INSTALLED AN AFTER BURNER FOR THE CUPOLA AND UPGRADED THE VENTURI SCRUBBER SYSTEM. THIS CASE WAS RESOLVED BY ISSURING A CACO AND A 113(A) ORDER.
Defendants (1)
- IROQUOIS FOUNDRYNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
CITATION WISCONSIN CASTINGS
N2480 COUNTY HIGHWAY M, BROWNTOWN, WI, 535220098
Registry ID: 110001921939
Statutes cited
- CAA 113A — Violation of Existing Administrative Order
Enforcement conclusions (1)
IROQUOIS FOUNDRYentered 1998-12-03
Primary law: CAA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 1998-12-03Final Order Issued
- 1999-02-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1999-03-22Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 31522
- Case number
- 05-1999-0155
- 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 05-1999-0155 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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