EPA v. RIVER CITY PAVING, INC.

Case summary

DEFENDANT IS SUBJECT TO NOTICE, TESTING, AND EMISSION LIMIT REQUIREMENTS OF THE NSPS FOR ASPHALT CONCRETE PLANTS, 40CFR 60(I) SECT. 90-93. DEFENDANT FAILED TO 1) GIVE NOTICE OF ANTICIPATED DATE OF INITIAL START-UP; 2) GIVE NOTICE OF ACTUAL DATE OF START-UP; 3) PERFORM PERFORMANCE TEST AND FINISH EPA WRITTEN TEST REPORT; 4) RESPOND TO EPA SEC. 114 ORDER OF 1/21/85 REQUESTING INFORMATION ON START-UP AND OPERATION. REPRESENTATIVES OF DEFENDANT VERBALLY ADVISED STATE OF IOWA THAT THE FACILITY OPERATED IN 1984, BUT IN RESPONSE TO STATE'S LETTER OF 9/84 RE: FAILURE TO GIVE NOTICE, TEST, ETC., DEFENDANT SAID THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH BUSINESS IN 1984 TO RUN THE PLANT LONG ENOUGH TO DO A TEST (I.E. THAT 6 HRS. CONTINUOUS OPERATION IS NECESSARY). REGION VII ISSUED SEC. 114 ORDER 1/85 REQUESTING INFORMATION ON START-UP DATE W/IN 14 DAYS. DEFENDANT DID NOT RESPOND. IOWA ISSUED ORDER 2/85 REQUESTING NOTICE, TESTING, ETC. BUT NO PENALTIES.

Defendants (1)

• RIVER CITY PAVING, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• RIVER CITY PAVING

  3350 CENTER GROVE RD, DUBUQUE, IA, 52001

  Registry ID: 110015635197

Statutes cited

• CAA 114 — Record keeping, Inspection, Information Request
• CAA 111E — Clean Air Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• RIVER CITY PAVING, INC.entered 1986-10-30

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $28,000

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1985-06-03Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1985-07-17Referred TO U.S. Attorney
• 1985-07-24Complaint Filed With Court
• 1986-10-30Final Order Lodged
• 1986-10-30Final Order Entered
• 1986-10-30Concluded
• 1989-10-30Enforcement Action Closed