EPA v. SPECTRO ALLOYS (SB)

Case summary

The United States entered into a consent decree with Spectro Alloys, a secondary aluminum processing facility located in Rosemount, Minnesota, to resolve allegations that in 2009, the company emitted dioxin/furans and hydrochloric acid in amounts exceeding federal emissions limits; that the company failed to install, operate, and inspect an adequate system to capture and treat its emissions; and that between 2004 and 2008, it violated various Clean Air Act regulations regarding monitoring, reporting, and temperature maintenance. Under the proposed consent decree, Spectro will pay a civil penalty of $600,000, install two separate baghouses at costs of $1.8 million to control particulate emissions from its furnaces and scrap dryers, conduct additional emissions testing, and accurately comply with all reporting requirements. The consent decree also settles alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act for operating a hazardous waste storage facility without a permit or interim status and failing to comply with hazardous waste management requirements at the Spectro facility.

Defendants (1)

• SPECTRO ALLOYSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• SPECTRO ALLOYS CORP

  13220 DOYLE PATH E, ROSEMOUNT, MN, 55068

  Registry ID: 110000423907

• EGA SPECTRO ALLOYS

  13220 REVIVAL WAY, ROSEMOUNT, MN, 55068

  Registry ID: 110000423907

Statutes cited

• CAA 502 — Operating Permits (Title V)
• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
• CAA 112K — Area Source MACT
• CAA 112D — MACT Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SPECTRO ALLOYS (SB)entered 2012-06-07

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $600,000

Timeline (9 milestones)

• 2009-09-08Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2009-09-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2012-01-06Supplemental Referral-Adding parties, counts
• 2012-03-06Final Order Lodged
• 2012-03-06Complaint Filed With Court
• 2012-06-07Final Order Entered
• 2018-03-06Demand for Stipulated Penalties
• 2018-03-06Enforcement Action Closed
• 2018-03-06Air Resolved