The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and McGeorge Contracting Co., Inc. (“MCG”) entered into a Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violation of an air permit. See Case #: CAO-26-0013.
The CAO provides that MCG operates an asphalt paving mixture and block manufacturing facility located in Malvern, Arkansas.
The facility is stated to be operating pursuant to an Air General Permit For Minor Source Hot Mix Asphalt Facilities (“Permit”).
MCG is states to have submitted a stack test report for Particulate Matter (“PM”) testing conducted at Hot Mix Asphalt Plant Baghouse (SN-01) on October 30, 2025.
ADEQ is stated to have mailed correspondence to MCG on January 5th stating that the stack test report indicated that Hot Mix Asphalt Plant Baghouse (SN-01) was out of compliance with the Permit at the time of testing. MCG responded that the facility has completed bag checks and replaced some bags at the baghouse. It further stated that the facility will re-test as soon as there is capacity to conduct a test. The facility anticipates having enough capacity to test in March 2026.
The CAO alleges that MCG failed to comply with a delegated NSPS requirement and notes that the stack test exceeded the permitted emission rate for PM at SN-01 during testing.
The CAO requires that within 30 calendar days of its effective date MCG submit a test protocol for PM testing at SN-01. Further, within 45 calendar days of the effective date of the CAO it is required to conduct emission testing for PM at SN-01, and within 60 days submit the emission results to ADEQ.
A civil penalty of $4,000 is assessed, which could have bene reduced to $2,000 if the CAO was signed and returned to ADEQ within 20 calendar days of its receipt.
A copy of the CAO can be found here.
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