EPA v. Lehigh Southwest Cement (Formerly Hanson) (NC)

Case summary

Lehigh Cement Company LLC (Lehigh) and Lehigh White Cement Company, LLC (Lehigh White) agreed to invest approximately $12 million in pollution control technology at their 11 Portland cement manufacturing plants in eight states to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act, announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice. Three of the plants are in Region 3 (Union Bridge, MD, York, PA and Evansville, PA). Lehigh has agreed to mitigate the effects of past excess emissions from its facilities by replacing old diesel truck engines at its facilities in Union Bridge, MD, and Mason City, IA, at an estimated cost of approximately $650,000, which is expected to reduce smog-forming NOx by approximately 25 tons per year. Lehigh will also pay a civil penalty of $1.3 million to resolve CAA violations. This settlement will reduce more than 4,555 tons of harmful nitrogen oxides (NOx) and 989 tons of sulfur dioxide (SO2) pollution each year.

Defendants (1)

• Lehigh Southwest CementNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (4)

• LEHIGH SOUTHWEST-REDDING

  15390 WONDERLAND BLVD, REDDING, CA, 96003

  Registry ID: 110070385909

• LEHIGH SOUTHWEST CEMENT COMPANY

  24001 STEVENS CREEK BLVD, CUPERTINO, CA, 95014

  Registry ID: 110000484039

• LEHIGH S.W. CEMENT CO.

  13578 TEHACHAPI BLVD, TEHACHAPI, CA, 93561

  Registry ID: 110000481915

• LEHIGH SOUTHWEST-REDDING

  15390 WONDERLAND BLVD, REDDING, CA, 96003

  Registry ID: 110070385909

Statutes cited

• CAA 502 — Operating Permits (Title V)
• CAA 165 — Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Lehigh Southwest Cement (Formerly Hanson) (NC)entered 2020-11-18

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $187,651 · State/local: $119,353

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2010-09-21Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2010-09-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2019-12-03Complaint Filed With Court
• 2019-12-03Final Order Lodged
• 2020-11-18Final Order Entered