EPA v. POET BIOREFINING - GLENVILLE EAST - APO/CAFO

Case summary

POET operates an ethanol plant in Albert Lea, Minnesota. EPA issued a Notice of Violation on March 9, 2016, alleging that POET violated permit conditions established in a federally enforceable state operating permit. Specifically, from January 2011 through June 2016, the facility intermittently: operated fermentation units during scrubber downtime; failed to operate their scrubbers as required by the permits, and failed to consistently record the scrubber operating parameters as required by the permits. This Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) requires POET to pay a civil penalty of $120,000. EPA is concurrently issuing an Administrative Consent Order (ACO) requiring POET to install a secondary scrubber at the facility such that emissions from fermentation operations can be controlled during scrubber downtime.

Defendants (1)

• POET BIOREFINING - GLENVILLE EASTNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• POET BIOREFINING GLENVILLE LLC

  15300 780TH AVE, ALBERT LEA, MN, 560077083

  Registry ID: 110032967957

• POET BIOREFINING GLENVILLE LLC

  15300 780TH AVE, ALBERT LEA, MN, 560077083

  Registry ID: 110032967957

Statutes cited

• CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• POET BIOREFINING - GLENVILLE EAST - APO/CAFOentered 2016-09-23

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $120,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2016-09-23Final Order Issued
• 2016-09-23Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2016-09-26Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2016-10-28Air Resolved