EPA v. Lehigh Cement Company (National Case)(HQ Lead)
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
A proposed Consent Decree has been agreed to and signed by the Defendants, and has been entered in federal court. The settlement terms include corrective action requirements to bring the facilities into compliance. The proposed Decree requires the installation and continuous operation of BACT-level controls and/or enforceable BACT level emission rates at Lehigh plants to control NOx and SO2 emissions.
Defendants (1)
- Lehigh White Cement Company/Lehigh Cement CompanyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
LEHIGH CEMENT WACO PLANT
100 WICKSON RD, WOODWAY, TX, 76712
Registry ID: 110031018075
Statutes cited
- CAA PARTD — New Source Review Permit Requirements
- CAA 111 — New Source Performance Standards
- CAA 165 — Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD)
- CAA TITLE5 — Title V Permits
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Lehigh Cement Company (National Case)entered 2020-11-18
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $23,954
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2016-02-26Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2016-03-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2019-12-03Final Order Lodged
- 2019-12-03Complaint Filed With Court
- 2020-11-18Final Order Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600663846
- Case number
- 06-2016-3400
- DOJ docket
- 90-5-2-1-08531/1
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- ECDAE
- EPA region
- 06
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- New Source Review Permit Requirements
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2016-3400 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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