EPA v. RALSTON FOODS (SB)

Case summary

Ralston Foods owns and operates a private-label cereal manufacturing facility at 276 Bremen Road, Lancaster, Ohio. In a Notice of Violation issued December 29, 2008, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finds that Ralston violated Section 110 of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7410, and the Ohio State Implementation Plan by failing to account for all potential emissions that could be emitted from its Lancaster, Ohio facility when it applied for its operating permits, in violation of Ohio Administrative Code 3745-35-02(B)(6). EPA discovered this violation after reviewing Ralston's response to an information request and through an May 15, 2008 inspection of the facility. EPA is issuing the Administrative Penalty Order concurrently with this Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO). Ralston demonstrated compliance by applying for an amendment to its operating permits on February 12, 2009 to account for volatile organic compound emissions from its dryers. Under this CAFO, Ralston will pay a penalty of $29,336 and will perform the following supplemental environmental project: installing a new cooling system that will reduce carbon dioxide emissions within 6 months of the effective date of this CAFO.

Defendants (1)

• RALSTON FOODS (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• OUR HOME

  3775 LANCASTER-NEW LEXINGTON RD, LANCASTER, OH, 43130

  Registry ID: 110071722467

Statutes cited

• CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• RALSTON FOODS (SB)entered 2010-02-24

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $29,336 · SEP: $213,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2010-02-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2010-02-24Final Order Issued
• 2010-03-08Enforcement Action Data Entered