EPA v. Saint-Gobain Containers (NC) - Closed (see 09-2008-0505)

Case summary

Saint-Gobain Containers, Inc. of Muncie, Ind. agreed in a consent decree to install pollution control equipment at an estimated cost of $112 million to reduce emissions of NOx, SO2, and PM by approximately 6,000 tons each year. The settlement covers all 15 of the company’s plants in 13 states.  Two of the 15 plants have been closed by Saint-Gobain for independent business reasons. This is the federal government’s first nationwide Clean Air Act settlement with a glass manufacturer that covers all of a company’s plants.  The states of Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Washington, and Wisconsin, as well as the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency and the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District, joined in today’s settlement. Region IX facilities included in the settlement are located in El Monte and Madera California.

Defendants (1)

• Saint-Gobain Containers Inc.Named in complaint

Facilities (1)

• SAINT GOBAIN CONTAINERS

  4000 NORTH ARDEN DRIVE, EL MONTE, CA, 91731

  Registry ID: 110000898440

Statutes cited

• CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2005-09-16Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2005-09-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2010-01-21Complaint Filed With Court
• 2010-05-07Enforcement Action Closed