EPA v. COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT

Case summary

THE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICTS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY ( LASAN ) HAVE THREE COMBINED CYCLE GAS TURBINES WHICH ARE GOVERNED BY 40 C.F.R. PART 60, SUBPART GG. THEREFORE, UNDER 40 C.F.R. S 60.8, LASAN WAS REQUIRED TO CONDUCT PERFORMANCE TESTS FOR THESE TURBINES WHITHIN 180 DAYS OF THEIR INITIAL STARTUP. WHILE OPERATION SUMMARIES RECEIVED BY REGION 9 INDICATE THAT IT WAS PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TEST ONE OF THE TURBINES, THE EVIDENCE COLLECTED THUS FAR SHOWS THAT WITH RESPECT TO TWO OF THE TURBINES, STARTUP OCCURED IN JANUARY 1986, AND AS OF AUGUST 1988, LASAN STILL HAD NOT CONDUCTED THE REQUIRED PERFORMANCE TEST.

Defendants (1)

• COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICTNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• JOINT WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT

  24501 SOUTH FIGUEROA STREET, CARSON, CA, 907456390

  Registry ID: 110000526468

• JOINT WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT

  24501 SOUTH FIGUEROA STREET, CARSON, CA, 907456390

  Registry ID: 110000526468

Statutes cited

• CAA 114 — Record keeping, Inspection, Information Request
• CAA 111 — New Source Performance Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICTentered 1991-03-29

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $22,500

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1988-09-30PRN Sent
• 1991-03-19Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1991-03-19Complaint Filed With Court
• 1991-03-29Final Order Lodged
• 1991-03-29Final Order Entered
• 1991-03-29Concluded
• 1991-08-13Enforcement Action Closed