EPA v. POET BIOREFINING MARION - APO/CAFO

Case summary

EPA issued an Administrative Consent Order (ACO) and a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) commencing and concluding an action against POET Biorefining - Marion (POET) for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act. POET operates an ethanol production facility in Marion, 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. The CAFO requires POET to pay a civil penalty of $120,000.

Defendants (1)

• POET BIOREFINING MARIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• POET BIOREFINING - MARION, LLC

  HILLMAN-FORD ROAD, MARION, OH, 43302

  Registry ID: 110032825986

Statutes cited

• CAA TITLE5 — Title V Permits
• CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• POET BIOREFINING MARION - APO/CAFOentered 2015-07-01

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $120,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2015-07-01Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2015-07-01Final Order Issued
• 2015-07-16Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2016-07-19Air Resolved