EPA v. EES COKE BATTERY, LLC

Case summary

EES and EPA reached an agreement to a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) for EES Coke L.L.C. (EES), River Rouge, Michigan to resolve violations regarding failing to comply with the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs) for Benzene Waste Operations and Equipment Leaks. Specifically, EES failed to comply with the following: (1) conducting required weekly visual inspections; (2) performing Method 21 sampling properly on valves and pumps; and (3) repeating the determination of total annual benzene quantity after a change in process. This CAFO requires EES to pay a penalty of $154,000 and EES has also entered in an Administrative Consent Order (ACO). The ACO will require EES to conduct a third-party audit of its Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) compliance and adopt certain quality assurance measures to ensure LDAR continued compliance. This CAFO resolves violations alleged in a Finding of Violation issued on September 29, 2015.

Defendants (1)

• EES COKE BATTERY, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• EES COKE BATTERY, LLC

  1400 ZUG ISLAND ROAD, DETROIT, MI, 48209

  Registry ID: 110070374301

Statutes cited

• CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• EES COKE BATTERY, LLCentered 2017-01-31

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $154,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2017-01-31Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2017-01-31Final Order Issued
• 2017-02-21Enforcement Action Data Entered