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06-2025-3355Administrative - FormalFinal Order IssuedFY 2025· Region 06

EPA v. DOW BEAUMONT ANILINE-NEDERLAND,TX-FY2025 CAFO-ECDAT

Final Order With Penalty

Case summary

On March 24, 2025, EPA issued to the Dow Chemical Company a Consent Agreement and Final Order (the ?CAFO?) and provided a copy of the CAFO to the State of Texas. In the CAFO, EPA provided that it found Respondent committed the alleged violations of the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (?NESHAP?) for Benzene Waste Operations described in Section F of this CAFO by failing to determine the total annual waste quantity at the point of waste generation.

Defendants (1)

  • The Dow Chemical CompanyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • DOW BEAUMONT ANILINE

    5470 N TWIN CITY HWY STE A, NEDERLAND, TX, 77627

    Registry ID: 110067678392

Statutes cited

  • CAA 112Hazardous Air Pollutants

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • DOW BEAUMONT ANILINE-NEDERLAND,TX-FY2025 CAFO-ECDATentered 2025-03-24

    Primary law: CAA

    Federal penalty: $120,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

  • 2025-03-21Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2025-03-24Final Order Issued
  • 2025-03-31Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3604340195
Case number
06-2025-3355
Lead agency
EPA
Branch
ECDAT
EPA region
06
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Hazardous Air Pollutants

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2025-3355 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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