EPA v. AKRON THERMAL

Case summary

The settlement will resolve violations at the steam heating/cooling plant owned by the City of Akron and operated by Akron Energy Systems located in Akron, Ohio. The settlement will result in reductions of nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, and particulate matter totalling over 2,000 tons per year, as well as, greenhouses gases totalling over 112,000 tons per year. The settlement will also require that the City of Akron spend $390,000 on environmental mitigation projects and pay a civil penalty of $75,000. Under the settlement, the City of Akron must either 1) permanently retire Boiler 32 and install two natural gas package boilers or 2) permanently retire the entire facility. The settlement also requires the City of Akron to spend $390,000 on projects that will benefit the environment and human health in communities located in Akron, Ohio. A total of $390,000 will be spent on one or more of the following projects; 1) land acquisition near the Cuyahoga Valley National Park; 2) land restoration of at the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, and/or 3) purchase of alternative fuel vehicles by the City of Akron.

Defendants (1)

• AKRON THERMALNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CITY OF AKRON STEAM GENERATING

  222 OPPORTUNITY PARKWAY, AKRON, OH, 443072232

  Registry ID: 110000840644

Statutes cited

• CAA 111 — New Source Performance Standards
• CAA 165 — Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD)
• CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• AKRON THERMALentered 2014-07-14

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $75,000

Timeline (10 milestones)

• 2005-09-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2005-09-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2007-08-15Supplemental Referral-Adding parties, counts
• 2008-12-09Supplemental Referral-Adding parties, counts
• 2010-06-28Supplemental Referral-Adding parties, counts
• 2014-04-24Final Order Lodged
• 2014-04-24Complaint Filed With Court
• 2014-07-14Final Order Entered
• 2016-05-25Enforcement Action Closed
• 2016-05-25Air Resolved