EPA v. RS OWENS AND CO

Case summary

Region 5 executed a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) with R.S. Owens and Company (R.S. Owens), located in Chicago, Illinois. R.S. Owens is in the business of manufacturing and selling trophies and awards. The CAFO commences and concludes a proceeding identifying alleged violations of of the facility's Federally Enforceable State Operating Permit (FESOP), as well as the National Emissions Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Hallogenated Solvent Cleaning at 40 C.F.R. Part 63, Subpart T (Subpart T). Specifically, the CAFO alleges R.S. Owens failed to post a work practices summary in the work place; operated a batch vapor degreaser with a parts basket greater than 50% of the solvent air interface area and a hoist that exceeded the speed of three feet per minute; and failed to transfer trichloroethelyene (TCE) through leak proof couplings. Region 5’s will be entering into an Administrative Consent Order with R.S. Owens, in which R.S. Owens agreed achieve compliance with Subpart T and its FESOP when it installs leak proof couplings to transfer TCE to and from the degreaser. In consideration of Respondent’s ability to pay claim and cooperation, EPA determined that an appropriate civil penalty to settle this action is $1,200.

Defendants (1)

• RS OWENS AND CONamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ST REGIS MANUFACTURING LLC TRADING AS RS OWENS & CO

  5535 N LYNCH AVE, CHICAGO, IL, 60630-1417

  Registry ID: 110003064157

Statutes cited

• CAA 112K — Area Source MACT
• CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• RS OWENS AND COentered 2011-09-28

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $1,200

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2011-09-28Final Order Issued
• 2011-09-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2011-09-29Enforcement Action Data Entered