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05-2015-5004Administrative - FormalFinal Order IssuedFY 2015· Region 05

EPA v. DUKE ENERGY - APO/CAFO

Case summary

U.S. EPA Region 5 issued a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) on November 4, 2014 to Duke Energy Indiana, Inc., Gibson Station located in Owensville, Indiana to resolve opacity violations at all five of its coal-fired boilers.

Defendants (1)

  • DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION (FORMERLY PSI ENERGY - GIBNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • DUKE ENERGY INDIANA LLC - GIBSON GENERATING STATION

    1097 N 950 W, OWENSVILLE, IN, 47665-8777

    Registry ID: 110070834810

Statutes cited

  • CAA 111New Source Performance Standards
  • CAA 502Operating Permits (Title V)
  • CAA TITLE5Title V Permits
  • CAA 110Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION (FORMERLY PSI ENERGY - GIBSON)entered 2014-11-04

    Primary law: CAA

    Federal penalty: $199,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 2014-11-04Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2014-11-04Final Order Issued
  • 2014-11-13Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2014-11-21Air Resolved

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3600013762
Case number
05-2015-5004
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
05
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
New Source Performance Standards

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-2015-5004 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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