EPA v. POET BIOREFINING - LEIPSIC ETHANOL PLANT

Case summary

EPA issued 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 CAFO allege that POET violated volatile organic compound emission limits from its fermentation system during scrubber downtime. The CAFO requires POET to pay a civil penalty of $110,000.

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 2014-09-30

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $110,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2014-09-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2014-09-30Final Order Issued
• 2014-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2014-10-16Air Resolved