EPA v. BIG RIVER RESOURCES GALVA - APO/CAFO

Case summary

EPA inspected the facility on July 1, 2011. On October 18, 2013, EPA issued a Section 114 Information Request to Big River Resources Galva, LLC (Big River). The facility provided the requested information to EPA on December 5, 2013. The information obtained from Big River showed that the facility was not in compliance with conditions in its permit. On March 6, 2014, EPA issued Big River a Notice of Violation and Findings of Violation (NOV/FOV). The NOV/FOV alleged that at its TOs, Big River violated PM and acetaldehyde emission limits, failed to maintain the minimum combustion temperature operating requirement contained in its permit, and violated its NOx emission limit, as required by the New Source Performance Standard for Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units at 40 C.F.R. Part 60, Subpart Db (Subpart Db). Upon receipt of the NOV/FOV, Big River initiated its compliance process by implementing a series of corrective actions related to the TOs. EPA held a Section 113 conference with Big River on April 22, 2014. At the meeting, and on April 18, 2014, April 25, 2014, and August 19, 2015, Big River provided additional information to EPA regarding the NOV/FOV allegations. Specifically, Big River demonstrated that the PM and acetaldehyde emission limits were established based on engineering design and approved industry typical standards. Since there was no mechanical way of improving or altering the equipment to meet the permitted limits, Big River submitted a permit amendment to Illinois EPA in March 2010. A revised permit was issued to Big River on June 3, 2010. Upon issuance of the June 3, 2010 permit, Big River demonstrated that the facility was in compliance with the PM and acetaldehyde emission limits. Big River also showed the facility was always in compliance with the NOx emission limit. Big River did not dispute the allegations related to the minimum combustion temperature requirement operating condition at its TOs, although Big River did provide information regarding instances which occurred during the startup, shutdown, or malfunction, and where there was no feed present in the dryers. Big River has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $23,915.

Defendants (1)

• BIG RIVER RESOURCES GALVA LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BIG RIVER RESOURCES GALVA LLC

  1100 SE 2ND ST, GALVA, IL, 61434-8907

  Registry ID: 110038439687

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BIG RIVER RESOURCES GALVA - APO/CAFOentered 2016-11-09

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $23,915

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2016-11-09Final Order Issued
• 2016-11-09Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2016-11-15Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2017-01-12Air Resolved