EPA v. Kapaa Landfill / City and County of Honolulu

Case summary

U.S. EPA reached a settlement with the City and County of Honolulu to resolve air violations at its closed Kapaa Landfill in Kailua, Oahu. The City had failed to install and operate a gas collection/control system by 2002 as required. Under the settlement, the City agrees a penalty of $875,000 and will install a solar power system as a Supplemental Environmental Project, valued at $16.1 million. This environmental project involves the installation of photovoltaic arrays on more than 250,000 square feet of buildings and open space area at the city's waste-to-energy H-POWER facility in Campbell Industrial Park by 2020. The new solar panels will have a capacity of 3.1 megawatts and will generate over 5.0 million kilowatt-hours of electricity per year, enough to power 800 Oahu households on average.

Defendants (1)

• City and County of Honolulu, HINamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• KAPAA LANDFILL

  KAPAA LANDFILL, KAILUA, HI, 96734

  Registry ID: 110024824555

Statutes cited

• CAA 111 — New Source Performance Standards
• CAA TITLE5 — Title V Permits
• CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Kapaa Landfill / City and County of Honoluluentered 2015-07-02

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $875,000 · SEP: $16,054,974

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2008-09-05Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2008-09-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2015-05-12Final Order Lodged
• 2015-05-12Complaint Filed With Court
• 2015-07-02Final Order Entered