EPA v. PPL Montana - Colstrip Power Plant
Litigated With Penalty
Case summary
This referral requests assistance from DOJ regarding violations of the Prevention of Significant Deterioration permit issued to PPL Montana. Condition 7 of the PSD permit for Colstrip Units 3 and 4 states that Failure to implement those control measures found to constitute Best Available Retrofit Technologies (BART) shall be a violation of the permit.
Defendants (6)
- PPL MontanaNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- PacificorpNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- Avista CorporationNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- Portland General Electric CompanyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- Puget Sound EnergyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- North Western EnergyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
PPL MONTANA - COLSTRIP UNITS #3 AND #4
303 NORTH BROADWAY, BILLINGS, MT, 59101
Registry ID: 110041982520
PPL MONTANA - COLSTRIP UNITS #3 AND #4
303 NORTH BROADWAY, BILLINGS, MT, 59101
Registry ID: 110041982520
Statutes cited
- CAA 165 — Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD)
Enforcement conclusions (1)
PPL Montana - Colstrip Power Plantentered 2007-05-14
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $50,000
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 2006-09-21Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2006-09-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2007-03-19Final Order Lodged
- 2007-03-19Complaint Filed With Court
- 2007-05-14Concluded
- 2007-05-14Final Order Entered
- 2015-01-05Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 600009495
- Case number
- 08-2006-0159
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 08
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD)
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-2006-0159 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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