EPA v. CLECO Power LLC - COUGHLIN POWER STATION - AOC ECDAT

Case summary

On October 5, 2020, EPA Region 6 issued an Administrative Compliance Order on Consent (AOC) under the authority of Section 113(a)(1)(A) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. ? 7413(a)(1)(A) to Cleco Power LLC (Cleco) for its Coughlin Power Station located in St. Landry, LA. The AOC was issued in response to a violation of LAC 33:III.919.B.1 of the Louisiana SIP for failing to report actual emissions in the annual emissions inventory for VOC for reporting year 2017 as to various emissions sources at the facility. The AOC requires Cleco to report actual emissions in its annual emissions inventory for 2017, review its procedures for submitting annual emissions inventories to LDEQ and update as necessary to ensure future accurate emissions reporting, and submit to EPA a copy of the signed Certification Statement submitted to LDEQ for reporting year 2017 within 60 days and for reporting year 2019 within one year of this order.

Defendants (1)

• CLECO Power LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CLECO POWER LLC - COUGHLIN POWER STATION

  2180 ST LANDRY HWY, ST. LANDRY, LA, 71367

  Registry ID: 110029512837

Statutes cited

• CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CLECO Power LLC - COUGHLIN POWER STATION - AOC ECDATentered 2020-10-05

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 2020-10-05Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2020-10-05Final Order Issued
• 2020-10-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2020-10-23Air Resolved
• 2020-10-23Compliance Achieved
• 2020-10-23Enforcement Action Closed