EPA v. ANCHOR GLASS CORP (NATIONAL CASE)

Case summary

Anchor Glass Container Corporation is one of the handful of large container glass manufacturing companies in the United States. The company currently operates 11 container glass furnaces at 6 container glass manufacturing plants in 6 states (New York, Georgia, Florida, Minnesota, Indiana, and Oklahoma). The Consent Decree addresses violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) program and New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) at Anchor's facilities. This is a global settlement including all eleven of Anchor's container glass manufacturing furnaces. EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, EPA Regions 2, 4, 5, and 6, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management and the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality are jointly entering into this settlement agreement with Anchor. Under the terms of the proposed settlement, Anchor will install state-of-the-art air pollution control equipment to control emissions of nitrogen oxide (NOx), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and particulate matter (PM) at an estimated cost of $20 million. Anchor will also be required to undertake two environmental mitigation projects valued at $600,000. One project will fund woodburning appliance replacements near the Shakopee facility in Minnesota; the other project will fund diesel engine retrofits, replacements, or repowers near Jacksonville, Florida (an environmental justice community of concern). Upon full implementation of the proposed Consent Decree, NOx emissions will be reduced by more than 2,000 tons per year (tpy), SO2 emissions will be reduced by more than 650 tpy, and PM will be reduced by more than 150 tpy. These reductions will secure significant human health and environmental benefits. Furthermore, Anchor will installing equipment to continuously monitor the emissions of NOx, SO2, and opacity (which is an indicator for PM emissions). The company will pay a $1.1 million civil penalty to resolve the government's claims.

Defendants (1)

• ANCHOR GLASS CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• ANCHOR GLASS CONTAINER CORP

  4108 VALLEY INDUSTRIAL BLVD N, SHAKOPEE, MN, 553791857

  Registry ID: 110001442458

• ANCHOR GLASS CONTAINER CORPORATION

  200 W BELLEVIEW DR, LAWRENCEBURG, IN, 47025

  Registry ID: 110000834036

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (2)

• ANCHOR GLASS CORP (NATIONAL CASE)entered 2018-09-26

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $183,333 · State/local: $275,000

• ANCHOR GLASS CORP (NATIONAL CASE)entered 2026-03-13

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2011-09-16Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2011-09-22Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2018-08-03Complaint Filed With Court
• 2025-12-22Final Order Lodged
• 2026-03-13Final Order Entered