EPA v. ENTERGY GULF STATES INC., LOUISIANA STATION PLANT 2

Case summary

1. SECTION 167 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT ( CAA ), 42 U.S.C. SEC- TION 7477. 2. ENTERGY GULF STATES INC. LOUISIANA STATION PLANT 2 GULF STATES ROAD & SCENIC HIGHWAY BATON ROUGE, EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, LOUISIANA 70821 BATON ROUGE, EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, LOUISIANA 3. RESPONDENT PROPOSED TO RESTART UNITS 10, 11 AND 12 AT ITS GENERATING PLANT AND APPLIED FOR A TITLE V OPERATING PER- MIT AND A PREVENTION OF SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION ( PSD ) WITH LEDQ FOR LA. STATION 2. LDEQ REQUIRED THE RESPONDENT TO OBTAIN A CONSTRUCTION PERMIT TO RESTART AND OPERATE THE STATION. RESPONDENT DISAGREED WITH THE DETERMINATION. RESPONDENT ALSO CLAIMED THAT THE RESIDENTS OF BATON ROUGE FACE A SHRTFALL OF ELECTRIC CAPACITY IF THE STATION IS NOT RESTARTED. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 167 OF THE CAA, EPA, LDEQ AND ENTERGY AGREED THAT IN ORDER TO AVOID PROTRACTED LITIGATION AND POTENTIAL ELECTRIC CAPACITY SHORTFALLS THIS SUMMER, THE ISSUANCE OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ON CONSENT (AOC) IS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. THE AOC ALLOWS THE RESTART AND OPERATION OF LOUISANA STATION 2 WITHOUT A PSD PERMIT UNDER THE CAA WHILE THIS ORDER IS IN EFFECT.

Defendants (1)

• ENTERGY GULF STATES INC.Named in settlement

Facilities (2)

• ENTERGY GSI LA STAT1

  1M W HWY 61 GSU RD, BATON ROUGE, LA, 70805

  Registry ID: 110001244957

• ENTERGY GSI LA STAT1

  1M W HWY 61 GSU RD, BATON ROUGE, LA, 70805

  Registry ID: 110001244957

Statutes cited

• CAA 165 — Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ENTERGY GULF STATES INC., LOUISIANA STATION PLANT 2entered 2000-06-15

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2000-06-15Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-06-15Final Order Issued
• 2000-06-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2009-08-10Enforcement Action Closed