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Compliance and Enforcement Annual Results:
FY2007 Important Environmental Problems/National Priorities
Priority: Air Toxics
FY2007 Annual Results Topics
Annual Results for
National Enforcement Priorities
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Problem:
Toxic air pollutants are those pollutants that are known or suspected to cause cancer or other serious health effects, such as reproductive or birth defects, or adverse environmental impacts. These pollutants come from a wide variety of sources, including industrial and utility operations, as well as smaller manufacturing and commercial sources. Human exposure to air toxics is widespread throughout the nation. EPA regulates 187 air toxics - known as hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) - by developing Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) standards. EPA has made it a National Priority to address industries that have a high incidence of non-compliance with these regulations in order to reduce public exposure to toxic air emissions. In FY 2005 - FY 2007, EPA focused its Air Toxics Priority on addressing significant noncompliance and achieving emission reductions at facilities subject to the MACT Standards.
Key Results:
| Fiscal Year | Pollutants Reduced (lbs) |
Investments in Pollution Control ($) |
Civil Penalties ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2006 | 0.4 million | $1 million | $1 million |
| FY 2007 | 0.8 Million | $10 Million | $0.6 million |
| FY 2006-2007 | 1.2 Million | $11 Million | $1.6 million |
Highlights:
- In FY 2005 to 2007, EPA reduced 1.4 million pounds of HAP emission reductions and conducted over 1000 compliance evaluations at facilities.
- In FY 2005, EPA settled an air toxics case with Chevron U.S.A. that reduced sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides by 9,600 tons at a cost of approximately $275 million. Chevron U.S.A. paid a civil penalty of $3.5 million and spend more than $4 million on further emission controls and community supplemental environmental projects.
- In FY 2006, EPA focused national leak detection and repair (LDAR) evaluation efforts on the pharmaceutical industry in attaining pollutant reductions and from three enforcement cases achieved over 50% of the FY 2006 national air toxics emission reductions.
- In 2007, East Kentucky Power Cooperative will spend $650 million dollars to reduce harmful air emissions by more than 60,000 tons per year. East Kentucky will also pay a civil penalty of $750,000.
Annual Results by Fiscal Year:
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