EPA v. HOUMA GENERATING STATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 113(A)(3) OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT ('CAA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 7413(A)(3). 2. HOUMA GENERATING STATION INTERSECTION OF BARROW STREET AND EDISON STREET HOUMA, TERRBONNE PARISH, LOUISIANA 70361 3. HOUMA VIOLATED SECTION 412 OF THE CAA FOR MONITORING, RE- CORDKEEPING, AND REPORTING OF CERTAIN DATA FROM AFFECTED UNITS IN RELATION TO THE ACID RAIN PROGRAM AT UNITS 15 AND 16. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 113(A)(3) OF THE CAA, EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLIANCE ORDER (AO) RE- QUIRING THE RESPONDENT TO COMPLY WITHIN 60 DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE AO TO: 1. SUBMIT 1995 ELECTRONIC REPORT TO REGION 6 DOCUMENTING HOURLY GAS FLOW (100 SCF/HR), HOURLY HEAT INPUT (MMBTU /HR), HOURLY SO2 MASS EMISSION RATE (1B/HR), 2. PROVIDE A DIAGRAM OF THE FUEL FLOW METERING RUNS IN- DICATING THE LOCATION OF THE ORIFICE PLATE IN RELATION TO FLANGE TAPS, UPSTREAM CONSTRICTIONS, AND DOWNSTREAM CONSTRICTIONS OF THE NATURAL GAS PIPE LINE, 3. PROVIDE RESULTS OF THE APPENDIX D DAHS MISSING DATA CERTIFICATION TESTING IN THE FORMAT PROVIDED BY EPA'S ACID RAIN CEM POLICY MANUAL UPDATE #6 WITH CERTIFICAT- ION FROM THE DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RESULTS OF THE APPENDIX D DAHS MISSING DATA CERTIFICATION TESTING, 4. PROVIDE AN ADDENUM TO THE NOX CEMS CERTIFICATION TEST REPORT DOCUMENTING THE PERFORMANCE AND RESULTS OF THE NOX REFERENCE METHOD ANALYZER INTERFERENCE RESPONSE, AND 5. PROVIDE VERIFICATION OF THE CO2 (TON/R) EMISSION RATE FORMULA, ID #164, UTILIZING EQUATION G-4.

Defendants (1)

• HOUMA GENERATING STATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• HOUMA GENERATING STA

  INTERSECTION OF BARROW ST AND EDISON ST, HOUMA, LA, 70361

  Registry ID: 110001937076

Statutes cited

• CAA 412 — Acid Rain Requirements

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• HOUMA GENERATING STATIONentered 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
• 1996-08-21Compliance Achieved
• 1997-06-25Enforcement Action Closed