EPA v. MORGAN CITY, CITY OF

Case summary

1. SECTION 113(A)(3) OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT ( CAA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 7413(A)(3). 2. CITY OF MORGAN CITY (RESPONDENT) MORGAN CITY MUNICIPAL STEAM PLANT (FACILITY) HIGHWAY 90 MORGAN CITY, SAINT MARY PARISH, LOUISIANA 70381 3. RESPONDENT VIOLATED SECTION 412 OF THE CAA FOR MONITOR- ING, RECORDKEEPING, AND REPORTING CERTAIN DATA FROM AN AFFECTED UNIT IN RELATION TO THE ACID RAIN PROGRAM AT UNIT 4 OF THE FACILITY. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 113(A)(3) OF THE CAA, EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) ORDERING THE RE- SPONDENT, WITHIN 60 DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE AO, TO: 1. SUBMIT 1995 ELECTRONIC REPORT TO REGION 6 DOCUMENTING THE HOURLY GAS FLOW (100 SCF/HR), HOURLY HEAT INPUT (MMBTU/HR), AND HOURLY SO2 MASS EMISSION RATE (1B/HR), 2. SUBMIT 1995 ELECTRONIC REPORT TO EPA FOR UNIT 4 DOCU- MENTING THE HOURLY NOX EMISSION RATE (1B/MMBTU) AND CO2 EMISSION RATE (TON/HR) FROM JUL. 1, 1995 THROUGH DEC. 31, 1995, 3. APPLY BIAS ADJUSTMENT FACTOR OF 1.0781 TO NOX EMISSION RATE FOR UNIT 4, 4. PROVIDE A DIAGRAM OF THE FUEL FLOW METERING RUNS FOR UNIT 4 INDICATING THE LOCATION OF THE ORIFICE PLATE IN RELATION TO FLANGE/PIPE TAPS, UPSTREAM CONSTRICTIONS, AND DOWNSTREAM CONSTRICTIONS OF THE NATURAL GAS PIPE LINE, 5. PROVIDE A TIMELINE DOCUMENTING BOTH INSTALLATION AND CERTIFCATION OF THE FUEL FLOW METERING EQUIPMENT FOR UNIT 4, 6. PROVIDE AN ADDENUM TO THE NOX CEMS CERTIFICATION TEST REPORT DOCUMENTING THE PERFORMANCE AND RESULTS OF THE NOX REFERENCE METHOD ANALYZER INTERFERENCE RESPONSE TEST, 7. PROVIDE VERIFICATION OF THE HEAT INPUT (MMBTU/HR), SO2 (1B/HR), NOX (1B/MMBTU), AND CO2 (TON/HR) EMISSION RATE FORMULAS UTILIZING YOUR OPERATING DAHS ALONG WITH THE FORMULAS NOTED IN TABLE C OF THE MONITORING PLAN WITH CERTIFICATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE FORMULA VERI- FICATION TESTING FROM THE DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE, 8. 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 A CERTIFIC- ATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE APPENDIX D DAHS MISSING DATA CERTIFICATION TESTING FROM THE DESIGNATED REPRE- SENTATIVE, AND 9. PROVIDE A PUBLICATION INDICATING THE OZONE ATTAINMENT STATUS OF SAINT MARY PARISH PRIOR TO JUL. 1, 1995.

Defendants (1)

• MORGAN CITY, CITY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• MORGAN CITY MUNCIPAL STEAM PLT

  HWY 90, MORGAN CITY, LA, 70380

  Registry ID: 110010745783

Statutes cited

• CAA 412 — Acid Rain Requirements

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CITY OF MORGAN CITYentered 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
• 1996-08-26Compliance Achieved
• 1997-06-25Enforcement Action Closed