EPA v. LAROCHE INDUSTRIES, INC.
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$60,000
Case summary
BASED ON REVIEW OF 15 QUARTERLY EXCESS EMISSION REPORTS, LAROCHE EXCEEDED THE EMISSION LIMIT FOR NOX MORE THAT FIVE PERCENT OF TOTAL OPERATING TIME DURING 3 SEPARATE EVENTS BETWEEN 1986 AND 1989, AND WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY PER 40 C.F.R. SECTION 60.11(D).
Defendants (1)
- LAROCHE INDUSTRIES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
LAROCHE CHEMICAL CO
HWY 61 5 MI S OF TOWN, CRYSTAL CITY, MO, 63019
Registry ID: 110010641813
Statutes cited
- CAA 111 — New Source Performance Standards
Enforcement conclusions (1)
LAROCHE INDUSTRIES, INC.entered 1993-01-20
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $60,000
Timeline (8 milestones)
- 1990-08-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1990-09-28PRN Sent
- 1991-09-24Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1993-01-20Concluded
- 1993-01-20Final Order Lodged
- 1993-01-20Final Order Entered
- 1993-01-20Complaint Filed With Court
- 1993-05-10Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 43944
- Case number
- 07-1990-0446
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- AIR
- Branch
- ATP
- EPA region
- 07
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- New Source Performance Standards
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 07-1990-0446 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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