EPA v. ALTO PEKIN, LLC - ACO

Case summary

EPA identified various compliance issues at scrubbers including emissions bypassing this control equipment. EPA also identified non-compliance for a failure to demonstrate compliance with the MON. A CAFO will be issued concurrently with the ACO and includes a penalty of $308,374. This ACO requires Alto Pekin, LLC to modify the maximum allowable pressure drop at a scrubber to eliminate emission bypass events, to submit a new Notice of Compliance Status to Illinois EPA documenting a new and larger portion of the facility as being subject to the requirements of the MON, and addresses the violations set forth in the NOV/FOV issued to the facility on September 28, 2018. The facility also replaced the scrubber pack at the CO2 scrubber at its dry mill to reduce pressure across the system. This change, and the allowable pressure drop across the scrubber, reduces or eliminates the opening of pressure relief vents at fermentation tanks.

Defendants (1)

• Alto Pekin LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (3)

• ALTO PEKIN LLC

  1300 S 2ND ST, PEKIN, IL, 61554-0010

  Registry ID: 110070242131

• ALTO PEKIN LLC

  1300 S 2ND ST, PEKIN, IL, 61554-0010

  Registry ID: 110070242131

• ALTO PEKIN LLC

  1300 S 2ND ST, PEKIN, IL, 61554-0010

  Registry ID: 110070242131

Statutes cited

• CAA 112D — MACT Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ALTO PEKIN, LLC - ACOentered 2023-09-15

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2023-09-15Final Order Issued
• 2023-10-11Enforcement Action Data Entered