EPA v. Golden Valley Electric Association LLC
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On September 18, 2018, the Consent Decree between EPA and Golden Valley Electric Association, Inc., was entered. The alleged violations include failure to meet the mercury emission limit, failure to install required mercury monitoring, and failure to timely conduct required source tests and submit source test reports under Section 112 of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. 7412, and the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Coal-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units, 40 C.F.R. Part 63, Subpart UUUUU (also referred to as the Mercury Air Toxics Standard or MATS). Some of these failures also violated an existing consent decree with GVEA signed in 2012.
Defendants (1)
- Golden Valley Electric Association LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
GOLDEN VALLEY ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION / HEALY POWER PLANT
MILE 2.5 HEALY SPUR RD, HEALY, AK, 99743
Registry ID: 110000602250
Statutes cited
- CAA 112D — MACT Standards
- CAA 112C — Hazardous Air Pollutants
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Golden Valley Electric Association LLCentered 2018-09-18
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $110,570
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2017-03-06Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2017-03-16Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2018-07-11Complaint Filed With Court
- 2018-07-19Final Order Lodged
- 2018-09-18Final Order Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600984029
- Case number
- 10-2017-0088
- DOJ docket
- 90-5-2-1-10615/2
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 10
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- MACT Standards
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-2017-0088 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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