EPA v. PICKEN'S PLASTICS INCORPORATED

Case summary

On September 23, 2004, EPA issued Notice and Findings of Violation to Pickens Plastics Company for violating the Ohio SIP and its Title V permits. EPA found that Pickens Plastics Company failed to stay below or at the styrene and acetone emission limits in accordance to the Ohio SIP and its Title V Permit. As part of the settlement documented in the CAFO, two Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs) will be taken on by Pickens Plastics Company for a two-year period which is estimated to reduce Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) emissions by at least 2.45 tons per year and reduce Acetone emissions by 4.57 tons per year. This CAFO also requires Pickens Plastics Company to pay a civil penalty in the amount of $19,000.

Defendants (1)

• PICKEN'S PLASTICS INCORPORATEDNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• RMC USA INC.

  149 S. CUCUMBER ST., JEFFERSON, OH, 44047

  Registry ID: 110002110251

• ZEHRCO GIANCOLA COMPOSITES INC. PLANT 4

  4212 ANN AVENUE, ASHTABULA, OH, 44004

  Registry ID: 110002110251

Statutes cited

• CAA 502 — Operating Permits (Title V)
• CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PICKEN'S PLASTICS INCORPORATEDentered 2005-09-29

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $19,000 · SEP: $137,340

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2005-09-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2005-09-29Final Order Issued
• 2005-10-05Enforcement Action Data Entered