EPA v. LAFAYETTE UTILITIES SYSTEM

Case summary

1. SECTION 113(A)(3) OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT ( CAA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 7413(A)(3). 2. LAFAYETTE UTILITIES SYSTEM (RESPONDENT) DOC BONIN ELECTRICAL GENERATING STATION (FACILITY) N. DUGAS LANDFIELD LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA 70502 3. RESPONDENT VIOLATED SECTION 412 OF THE CAA FOR MONITOR- ING, RECORDKEEPING, AND REPORTING OF CERTAIN DATA FROM AFFECTED UNITS IN RELATION TO THE ACID RAIN PROGRAM AT UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 OF THE DOC BONIN FACILITY. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 113(A)(3) OF THE CAA, EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLIANCE ORDER. THE AO RE- QUIRES THE RESPONDENT TO: 1. SUBMIT 1995 ELECTRONIC REPORT TO REGION 6 FOR UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 DOCUMENTING HOURLY GAS FLOW (100 SCF/HR), HOURLY HEAT INPUT (MMBTU/HR), AND HOURLY SO2 MASS E- MISSION RATE (1B/HR), 2. SUBMIT 1995 ELECTRONIC REPORT TO REGION 6 FOR UNIT 1, 2, AND 3 DOCUMENTING THE HOURLY NOX, EMISSION RATE (1B/MMBTU) AND CO2 EMISSION RATE (TON/HR) FROM JUL. 1, 1995 THROUGH DEC. 5, 1995, 3. PROVIDE A DIAGRAM OF THE NATURAL GAS FLOW AND FUEL OIL FLOW METERING RUNS FOR UNTS 1, 2, AND 3 INDICATING THE LOCATION OF THE ORIFICE PLATE IN RELATION TO FLANGE/ PIPE TAPS, UPSTREAM CONSTRICTIONS, AND DOWNSTREAM CON- STRICTIONS OF THE NATURAL GAS PIPE LINE, 4. PROVIDE A TIMELINE DOCUMENTING BOTH THE INSTALLATION AND CERTIFICATION OF FUEL FLOW METERING EQUIPMENT FOR UNITS 1, 2, AND 3, 5. PLEASE INDICATE THAT THE NOX DAHS MISSING DATA CERTI- FICATION TESTING FOR UNIT 1 ALSO DEMOSTRATES CERTIFI- CATION FOR UNIT 2 AND 3, 6. PROVIDE RESULTS OF THE APPENDIX D DAHS MISSING DATA CERTIFICATION TESTING FOR THE UNITS WITH THE RESULTS BEING PROVIDED IN THE FORMAT PROVIDED BY EPA'S ACID RAIN CEM POLICY MANUAL UPDATE #6, QUESTION 15.12 AND IN ADDITION, THE DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE MUST CERTI- FY THE RESULTS OF THE APPENDIX D DAHS MISSING DATA CERTIFICATION TESTING, 7. PROVIDE VERIFICATION OF THE HEAT INPUT (MMBTU/HR), SO2 (1B/HR), NOX (1B/MMBTU), AND CO2 (TON/HR) EMISSION RATE FORMULAS UTILIZING YOUR DAHS ALONG WITH THE FORM- ULAS NOTED IN TABLE C OF THE MONITORING PLAN FOR THE UNITS AND CERTIFCATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE FORMULA VERIFICATION TESTING BY THE DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE, 8. FOR UNIT 2 AND 3, PROVIDE AN ADDENDUM TO THE NOX CEMS CERTIFICATION TEST REPORTS DOCUMENTING THE PERFORMANCE AND RESULTS OF THE NOX REFERENCE METHOD ANALYZER IN- TERFERENCE RESPONSE TEST AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR PART 60 APPENDIX A, METHOD 7E, AND 9. PROVIDE A PUBLICATION INDICATING THE OZONE ATTAINMENT STATUS OF LAFAYETTE PARISH PRIOR TO JUL. 1, 1995. THE RESPONDENT MUST COMPLY WITHIN 60 OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLIANCE ORDER.

Defendants (1)

• LAFAYETTE UTILITIES SYSTEMNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (3)

• DOC BONIN ELECTRICAL GENERATING STA

  N. DUGAS LANDFIELD, LAFAYETTE, LA, 70502

  Registry ID: 110009579401

• DOC BONIN ELECTRICAL GENERATING STA

  N. DUGAS LANDFIELD, LAFAYETTE, LA, 70502

  Registry ID: 110009579401

• DOC BONIN ELECTRICAL GENERATING STA

  N. DUGAS LANDFIELD, LAFAYETTE, LA, 70502

  Registry ID: 110009579401

Statutes cited

• CAA 412 — Acid Rain Requirements

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• LAFAYETTE UTILITIES SYSTEMentered 1996-06-26

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1996-06-26Final Order Issued
• 1996-06-26Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1996-06-26Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1996-08-14Compliance Achieved
• 1997-06-25Enforcement Action Closed