EPA v. POET BIOREFINING CARO AKA MICHIGAN ETHANOL - ACO

Case summary

EPA IS issuing an Administrative Consent Order (ACO) and Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) commencing and concluding an action against POET Biorefining - Caro (POET) for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act. The ACO/CAFO alleges that POET violated volatile organic compound and hazardous air pollutant emission limits from its fermentation system during scrubber downtime. The ACO requires POET to perform modifications to allow for emissions from the fermentation system to bypass the scrubber and be controlled by a thermal oxidizer during scrubber downtime. The CAFO requires POET to pay a $130,000 penalty.

Defendants (1)

• POET BIOREFINING CARO AKA MICHIGAN ETHANOLNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• POET BIOREFINING - CARO, LLC

  1551 EMPIRE DRIVE, CARO, MI, 48723

  Registry ID: 110013399072

Statutes cited

• CAA 502 — Operating Permits (Title V)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• POET BIOREFINING CARO AKA MICHIGAN ETHANOL - ACOentered 2015-08-20

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2015-08-20Final Order Issued
• 2015-08-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2016-07-19Air Resolved