EPA v. UNIVERSITY COGENERATION, INC.

Case summary

UNIVERSITY OWNS AND OPERATES A COGENERATION SYSTEM AT ITS BERRY HOLDING COMPANY OPERATIONS. THE FACILITY CON- SISTS OF A GAS TURBINE AND A WASTE HEAT BOILER FIRED BY DUCT BURNERS. PURSUANT TO THE NEW SOURCE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, UNIVERSITY IS REQUIRED TO NOTIFY EPA OF CONSTRUC- TION, AND STARTUP, AND TO PERFORM CERTAIN EMISSIONS TEST. UNIVERSITY DID NOT PROVIDE SOME OF THE REQUIRED NOTIFICATION AND ALSO DID NOT PERFORM EMISSIONS TEST ON THE DUCT BURNERS.

Defendants (3)

• BERRY HOLDING COMPANY PROPERTY
• LITTLE SIGNAL HILLS
• UNIVERSITY COGENERATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• UNIVERSITY COGENERATION INCORPORATED

  LITTLE SIGNAL HILLS S28 T12N R24W, BAKERSFIELD, CA, 93308

  Registry ID: 110010676152

• UNIVERSITY COGENERATION INCORPORATED

  LITTLE SIGNAL HILLS S28 T12N R24W, BAKERSFIELD, CA, 93308

  Registry ID: 110010676152

Statutes cited

• CAA 111 — New Source Performance Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• UNIVERSITY COGENERATION PARTN.entered 1989-09-26

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $25,000

Timeline (8 milestones)

• 1988-09-30PRN Sent
• 1989-04-03Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1989-05-16Referred TO U.S. Attorney
• 1989-05-30Complaint Filed With Court
• 1989-09-26Final Order Lodged
• 1989-09-26Final Order Entered
• 1989-09-26Concluded
• 1991-04-30Enforcement Action Closed