EPA v. PPG BARBERTON - APO/CAFO

Case summary

PPG Industries (PPG) operates a group of chemical plants on their campus located in Barberton, Ohio. EPA?s investigation uncovered noncompliance with the provisions of its Title V operating permits at two of the facilities. EPA issued Notices and Findings of Violation (NOV/FOV) to PPG on July 10, 2013, and February 5, 2015. Violations alleged in the NOV/FOVs include, among others: failure to correctly track and calculate emissions; failure to accurately maintain a permanent total enclosure; failure to establish emissions factors and operating parameters; failure to conduct compliant stack tests; an incomplete response to a Section 114 Information Request; and failure to meet an emissions limitation and required control efficiencies. This Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) requires PPG to pay a civil penalty of $137,500. An Administrative Consent Order signed in November 2015 is bringing the facility into compliance with their operating permits. Together, these orders resolve the alleged violations of the Clean Air Act.

Defendants (2)

• PPG BARBERTON SOUTHNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• PPG BARBERTON TESLINNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (7)

• PPG - TESLIN

  4829 FAIRLAND RD, BARBERTON, OH, 442033913

  Registry ID: 110000388508

• PPG - TESLIN

  4829 FAIRLAND RD, BARBERTON, OH, 442033913

  Registry ID: 110000388508

• PPG - TESLIN

  4829 FAIRLAND RD, BARBERTON, OH, 442033913

  Registry ID: 110000388508

• PPG - TESLIN

  4829 FAIRLAND RD, BARBERTON, OH, 442033913

  Registry ID: 110000388508

• PPG - TESLIN

  4829 FAIRLAND RD, BARBERTON, OH, 442033913

  Registry ID: 110000388508

• PPG - TESLIN

  4829 FAIRLAND RD, BARBERTON, OH, 442033913

  Registry ID: 110000388508

• PPG - SOUTH PLANT

  4829 FAIRLAND RD, BARBERTON, OH, 442033913

  Registry ID: 110070828341

Statutes cited

• CAA 502 — Operating Permits (Title V)
• CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PPG BARBERTON - APO/CAFOentered 2016-04-13

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $137,500

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2016-04-13Final Order Issued
• 2016-04-13Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2016-04-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2016-05-10Air Resolved