January 07, 2016
By:
Walter G. Wright
Category:
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
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The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (“TCEQ”) is considering a draft Agreed Order (“AO”) that would resolve alleged air permit violations by Atlantic Coffee Industrial Solutions, LLC (“Atlantic”).
The AO states that Atlantic owns a coffee and rice processing plant (“Plant”) located in Houston, Texas.
Plant is stated to consist of one or more sources as defined in Texas Health and Safety Code § 382.003(12) and to have committed alleged air permit violations which include (paraphrasing):
- Failure to maintain compliance with the maximum allowable emission rates for Boiler 6, Emission Point Number 404, New Source Review Permit No. 56398, Special Conditions No. 1, and Federal Operating Permit No. O1018, Special Terms and Conditions No. 7, which were allegedly documented during a record review from March 3, 2015 through March 10, 2015.
- Failure to include all the required information in the summary report of the Excessive Emissions and Monitoring System Performance in violation of 30 Texas Administrative Code §§ 101.20(1) and 122.143(4), 40 CFR § 60.7(d), Federal Operating Permit, and Texas Health and Safety Code § 382.085(b) as allegedly documented during a record review conducted from march 3, 2015 through March 10, 2015.
Atlantic generally denies each allegation regarding the alleged violations.
The AO assesses a civil penalty of $23,900.
Click here to download a copy of the draft AO.
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