EPA v. Anchor Glass Container Corporation (National Case)(R4 Lead)

Case summary

The settlement agreement will resolve alleged Clean Air Act violations at all six of Anchors container glass manufacturing facilities located in Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Minnesota, New York, and Oklahoma, and will improve the companys compliance with federal clean air laws. The states of Indiana and Oklahoma also participated in the settlement. The settlement resolves allegations that Anchor violated the Clean Air Act when it failed to seek permits for New Source Review major modifications at its container glass facilities. Under the settlement, Anchor will install pollution controls to cut emissions of nitrogen oxide (NOx), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and particulate matter (PM) at its container glass manufacturing facilities. The settlement requires Anchor to install and operate continuous emissions monitors for NOx and SO2 at all eleven of its glass furnaces and to install continuous opacity monitors required by the Clean Air Act. The settlement will result in substantial reductions of NOx, SO2 and PM emissions at Anchors plants. Anchor will also pay a $1.1 million civil penalty as part of this settlement. Additionally, Anchor will complete two mitigation projects - a wood burning appliance change-out project and a project to repower, retrofit, or replace vehicle diesel engines, further reducing NOx, SO2, and PM emissions.

Defendants (1)

• Anchor Glass Container CorporationNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ANCHOR GLASS CONTAINER CORP / HENRYETTA FACILITY

  601 E BOLLINGER RD, HENRYETTA, OK, 74437

  Registry ID: 110007385873

Statutes cited

• CAA PARTD — New Source Review Permit Requirements
• CAA 111 — New Source Performance Standards
• CAA 165 — Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Anchor Glass Container Corporation (National Case)(HQ Lead)entered 2018-09-26

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $91,667 · State/local: $275,000

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 2016-04-14Referred TO U.S. Attorney
• 2016-04-14Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2016-07-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2018-08-03Complaint Filed With Court
• 2018-08-03Final Order Lodged
• 2018-09-26Final Order Entered