EPA v. HITCHCOCK SALVAGE YARD

Case summary

EPA is issuing an Administrative Consent Order (ACO) addressing violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) to Hitchcock Scrap Yard (Hitchcock), located in Canton, Illinois. In the ACO, Hitchcock will agree to properly recover refrigerant from vendors selling refrigerant-containing small appliances. Hitchcock further agrees to obtain a compliant verification statement from vendors wishing to sell an appliance from which refrigerants have already been removed. Hitchcock is concurrently entering into a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) with EPA which will require the payment of a civil penalty. Together, these agreements will resolve violations of CAA regulations for the reduction of emissions of ozone-depleting substances alleged in a May 9, 2013, Finding of Violation.

Defendants (1)

• HITCHCOCK SALVAGE YARDNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• HITCHCOCK SALVAGE YARD

  22501 N STATE HWY 78, CANTON, IL, 61520

  Registry ID: 110018173769

Statutes cited

• CAA 608 — National Recycling & Emission Reduction Program

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• HITCHCOCK SALVAGE YARDentered 2014-04-30

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2014-04-30Final Order Issued
• 2014-05-16Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2015-10-15Air Resolved