EPA v. LTV STEEL COMPANY, INC., LTV LIME PLANT
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$78,000
Case summary
VIOLATIONS OF OPACITY STANDARDS UNDER OHIO SIP ALSO VIOLATE THE CAA. THE FACILITY HAD BEEN VIOLATING ITS OPACITY LIMITS FOR OVER FIVE YEARS AS DEMONSTRATED BY ITS CONTINUOUS OPACITY MONITORS. SHORTLY AFTER WE BEGAN THE ENFORCEMENT CASE, THE FACILITY BEGAN OPERATING WITH A MUCH HIGHER RATE OF COMPLIANCE. ACTUAL POLLUTANT REDUCTIONS CANNOT BE CALCULATED AS THE VIOLATIONS WERE ONLY OF OPACITY LIMITS.
Defendants (1)
- LTV STEEL COMPANY, INC., LTV LIME PLANTNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
LTV STEEL CO INC GRAND RIVER LIME PLANT
15 WILLIAMS ST, GRAND RIVER, OH, 44045
Registry ID: 110006306274
LTV STEEL CO INC GRAND RIVER LIME PLANT
15 WILLIAMS ST, GRAND RIVER, OH, 44045
Registry ID: 110006306274
Statutes cited
- CAA 113A — Violation of Existing Administrative Order
Enforcement conclusions (1)
LTV STEEL COMPANY, INC., LTV LIME PLANTentered 2001-02-15
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $78,000
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2000-09-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2000-10-04Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2001-02-15Final Order Issued
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 32577
- Case number
- 05-2000-0577
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- AIR
- Branch
- MMBI
- 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 05-2000-0577 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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