EPA v. POET BIOREFINING - LEIPSIC ETHANOL PLANT

Case summary

EPA is issuing an Administrative Consent Order (ACO) and a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) commencing and concluding an action against POET Biorefining - Leipsic (POET) for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act. POET operates an ethanol production facility in Leipsic, Ohio. The ACO and CAFO allege that POET violated volatile organic compound emission limits from its fermentation system during scrubber downtime. The ACO requires POET to modify the facility such that, during scrubber downtime, emissions from the fermentation system are controlled by a thermal oxidizer.

Defendants (1)

• POET BIOREFINING - LEIPSIC ETHANOL PLANTNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• POET BIOREFINING - LEIPSIC

  3875 STATE ROUTE 65, LEIPSIC, OH, 45856

  Registry ID: 110033213902

Statutes cited

• CAA 502 — Operating Permits (Title V)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• POET BIOREFINING - LEIPSIC ETHANOL PLANTentered 2014-09-25

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2014-09-25Final Order Issued
• 2014-09-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2016-01-21Air Resolved