EPA v. MIDWEST RENEWABLE ENERGY, LLC (MRE)

Case summary

RESPONDENT VIOLATED NEBRASKA AIR QUALITY REGULATIONS TITLE 129, CHAPTERS 7, 17 AND 41, AND THEREFORE VIOLATIONS OF AN APPLICABLE SIP APPROVED BY EPA PURSUANT TO SECTION 110 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT. THE REFERRAL ALSO SETS FORTH VIOLATIONS OF NSPS, SPECIFICALLY 40 CFR PART 60, SUBPARTS KB, VV, AND DC; SECTION 112(R) OF THE CAA AND 313 OF EPCRA.

Defendants (1)

• MIDWEST RENEWABLE ENERGY, LLC (MRE)Named in complaint

Facilities (4)

• MIDWEST RENEWABLE ENERGY LLC

  27532 WEST HIGHWAY 30, SUTHERLAND, NE, 69165

  Registry ID: 110017696331

• MIDWEST RENEWABLE ENERGY LLC

  27532 WEST HIGHWAY 30, SUTHERLAND, NE, 69165

  Registry ID: 110017696331

• MIDWEST RENEWABLE ENERGY LLC

  27532 WEST HIGHWAY 30, SUTHERLAND, NE, 69165

  Registry ID: 110017696331

• MIDWEST RENEWABLE ENERGY LLC

  27532 WEST HIGHWAY 30, SUTHERLAND, NE, 69165

  Registry ID: 110017696331

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
• CAA 111 — New Source Performance Standards
• CAA 112R — General Duty/Accidental Release
• CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MIDWEST RENEWABLE ENERGY, LLC (MRE)entered 2009-12-28

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $10,000

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 2007-09-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2007-09-17Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2009-09-23Complaint Filed With Court
• 2009-12-28Final Order Entered
• 2009-12-28Final Order Lodged
• 2010-01-05Enforcement Action Closed
• 2010-01-05Pipeline Closed