EPA v. LUBBOCK POWER & LIGHT

Case summary

1. SECTION 113(A)(3) OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT ( CAA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 7413(A)(3), AS AMENDED. 2. LUBBOCK POWER & LIGHT HOLLY AVENUE AT 3500 EAST SLATON HIGHWAY LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79457 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 412 OF THE CAA FOR MONITORING, RECORDKEEPING, AND REPORTING OF CERTAIN DATA FROM THE AFFECTED UNITS IN RELATION TO THE ACID RAIN PRO- GRAM AT UNIT 1 AND 2 OF THE FACILITY. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 113(A)(3) OF THE CAA, EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLIANCE ORDER REQUIRING THE RESPONDENT TO COMPLY WITH 40 CFR PART 75 AS OULINED BELOW FOR UNIT 1 AND 2: WITHIN 60 DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ORDER: 1. SUBMIT ALL FUTURE QUARTERLY ELECTRONIC REPORTS TO ACID RAIN DIV. IN A TIMELY MANNER, 2. APPLY BIAS ADJUSTMENT TO NOX EMISSION RATE FOR UNIT 1 AND 2, 3. PROVIDE A DIAGRAM OF THE FUEL FLOW METERING RUNS FOR UNITS 1 AND 2, INDICATING THE LOCATION OF THE OFIFICE PLATE IN RELATION TO FLANGE/PIPE TAPS, UPSTREAM CON- STRICTIONS, AND DOWNSTREAM CONSTRICTIONS OF THE NATURAL GAS PIPE LINE, 4. PROVIDE CALIBRATION DATA SHEETS FOR EACH FUEL FLOWMET- ER AT UNIT 1 AND 2, INDICATING ACCURACY OF THE PRESSURE, DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE, AND TEMPERATURE TRANSMITTER, 5. PROVIDE CERTIFIED SPECIFICATIONS FOR EACH ORIFICE PLATE AT UNIT 1 AND 2 AND PROVIDE AN INSPECTION REPORT OF EACH ORIFICE PLATE, 6. PROVIDE A TIMETABLE DOCUMENTING BOTH INSTALLATION AND CERTIFICATION OF THE FUEL FLOW METERING EQUIPMENT FOR UNIT 1 AND 2, 7. PROVIDE RESULTS OF THE APPENDIX D DAHS MISSING DATA CERTIFICATION TESTING FOR UNIT 1 AND 2, WITH THE RESULTS REPORTED IN THE FORMAT PROVIDED BY EPA'S ACID RAIN CEM POLICY MANUAL UPDATE #6, QUESTION 15.12, AND IN ADDITION THE DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE MUST CERTIFY THE RESULTS OF THE APPENDIX D DAHS MISSING DATA CERTIFICATION TEST- ING, 8. THE DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE SHALL CERTIFY THE RE- SULTS OF THE NOX DCAS TEST FOR UNIT 1 AND 2, AND 9. THE DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE SHALL CERTIFY THE RE- SULTS OF THE TABLE C FORMULA VERIFICATION FOR UNIT 1 AND 2.

Defendants (1)

• LUBBOCK POWER & LIGHTNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• LUBBOCK POWER & LIGHT CO

  US HWY 84 & HOLLY AVE, LUBBOCK, TX, 79401

  Registry ID: 110010745756

Statutes cited

• CAA 412 — Acid Rain Requirements

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• LUBBOCK POWER & LIGHTentered 1996-06-26

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1996-06-26Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1996-06-26Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1996-06-26Final Order Issued
• 1996-07-25Compliance Achieved
• 1997-06-25Enforcement Action Closed