EPA v. ALTON MATERIALS - ACO
Case summary
Alton Materials violated Illinois SIP regulations prohibiting fugitive dust crossing a property line. At a facility inspection on May 5, 2015, Air and Radiation Division (ARD) inspectors observed fugitive dust originating from the Alton Materials facility crossing the property line. This Administrative Consent Order (ACO) requires Alton Materials to comply with a fugitive dust plan that will require the facility to frequently water roads in and around the facility, and addresses the violations set forth in the Notice of Violation (NOV) issued to Alton Materials on September 4, 2015.
Defendants (1)
- ALTON MATERIALSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
ALTON MATERIALS
#15 HULL LANE, ALTON, IL, 62002
Registry ID: 110038507648
Statutes cited
- CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
Enforcement conclusions (1)
ALTON MATERIALS - ACOentered 2016-02-18
Primary law: CAA
Timeline (2 milestones)
- 2016-02-18Final Order Issued
- 2016-03-16Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600669096
- Case number
- 05-2016-5016
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 05
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-2016-5016 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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