EPA v. CARGILL, INC. (5) (NATIONAL CASE) (LEAD)

Case summary

CARGILL VIOLATED PSD AND NSR REGULATIONS BY CONSTRUCTING VOC EMISSION SOURCES AT THEIR CORN PROCESSING FACILITIES WITHOUT THE PROPER PERMITTING AND EMISSION CONTROLS. IN ADDITION, CARGILL HAS ALSO UNDERTAKEN PLANT EXPANSIONS WITH PSD PERMITTING AT THEIR OILSEED FACILITIES VIOLATING THE PSD REGULATIONS.

Defendants (1)

• CARGILL, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (6)

• CARGILL INC

  1100 INDIANAPOLIS BLVD, HAMMOND, IN, 46320-1019

  Registry ID: 110000397963

• CARGILL INC

  115 S EUCLID AVE, BLOOMINGTON, IL, 61701-4785

  Registry ID: 110000438170

• CARGILL INC SOYBEAN PROCESSING DIVISION

  1502 WABASH AVE, LAFAYETTE, IN, 47905-1039

  Registry ID: 110017418098

• CARGILL, INCORPORATED

  2400 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, SIDNEY, OH, 453658952

  Registry ID: 110000394261

• CARGILL, INC. - DAYTON

  3201 NEEDMORE ROAD, DAYTON, OH, 454138001

  Registry ID: 110000497034

• CARGILL INC SOYBEAN PROCESSING DIVISION

  1502 WABASH AVE, LAFAYETTE, IN, 47905-1039

  Registry ID: 110017418098

Statutes cited

• CAA 173 — New Source Review Permit Requirements
• CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
• CAA 165 — Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD)

Enforcement conclusions (3)

• CARGILL, INC. (5) (NATIONAL CASE) (LEAD)entered 2006-02-27

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $153,845 · State/local: $153,845 · SEP: $200,000

• CARGILL, INC. (5) (NATIONAL CASE) (LEAD)entered 2011-04-15

  Primary law: CAA

• CARGILL, INC. (5) (NATIONAL CASE) (LEAD)entered 2008-11-25

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 2003-10-01Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2004-02-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2005-09-01Complaint Filed With Court
• 2008-07-11Final Order Lodged
• 2011-03-24Supplemental Referral to DOJ for Consent Decree Enforcement-Sent
• 2011-04-15Final Order Entered