EPA v. BAYER CORPORATION
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
AFTER SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS, U.S. EPA AND BAYER AGREED TO A $0 SETTLEMENT. THE CACO ALSO REQUIRES BAYER TO CHANGE THEIR METHOD OF SULFUR DIOXIDE (SO2) EMISSION TRACKING, ESTABLISH AN EQUATION FOR CORRECTLY COMPUTING THE SO2 EMISSION RATE FROM THE CONTINUOUS EMISSION MONITORING SYSTEM (CEMS) WHICH REFLECTS THE VARIATION OF OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS IN THE BOIL- ER, RECERTIFY THE CEMS AND SUBMIT THE TEST RESULTS TO U.S. EPA AND OEPA, COMPUTE AND RECORD DAILY AND 30 DAY ROLLING AVERAGE SO2 EMISSION VALUES, SUBMIT THE REPORTS OF THE DAILY AND 30 DAY ROLLING AVERAGE SO2 EMISSION VALUES ON A QUARTER- LY BASIS TO U.S. EPA AND OPEA.
Defendants (1)
- BAYER CORPORATIONNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
INEOS ABS CORP. (LANXESS)
356 THREE RIVERS PKY., ADDYSTON, OH, 450010039
Registry ID: 110067426654
Statutes cited
- CAA 113 — Clean Air Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
BAYER CORPORATIONentered 1999-03-04
Primary law: CAA
Timeline (2 milestones)
- 1999-03-04Final Order Issued
- 1999-05-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 31638
- Case number
- 05-1999-0300
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- AIR
- Branch
- MMBI
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Clean Air Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1999-0300 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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