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EPA Consent Decree - Status Sign-up period ended August 2005 First ratified Air Compliance Agreements in January 2006 EPA received approximately 2,600Agreements made-up of swine (72%), dairy (18%), egg-laying (8%), broiler (2%) EPA will not sue for past violations applicable to Clean Air Act, CERCLA, or EPCRA Decree does not cover past violations fromgenerators, waste-to-energy, and land application of animal waste
What if you signed the Consent Decree? Pay a civil penalty from $200 - $100K Pay up to $2,500 into emissions fund Must make your farm available for monitoring Must apply for all applicable permits Must install BACT or LAER controltechnology on all major sources
Monitoring Program Data collection commenced Summer 2007 Will take 2 years to complete Different types of operations and animalgroups will be studied 22 sites have been selected
Emission Units Emission units will be developed for thefollowing compounds: - Ammonia (NH 3)- Hydrogen Sulfide (H 2S)- Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) - Particulate Matter (TSP, PM10, PM2.5) Emission units will likely be tied to the typeand number of animals at each farm Further Information Consent Decree does not impact actions toabate odors Odors are State and Locally governed Consent Decree does not provide protectionagainst State or Local Government permitting requirements
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Telephone: 866-782-4774 or 866-SUB-IRRIgate Fax: 309-723-2581 Postal Address: PO Box 259 115 E. Main Colfax IL. 61728 Electronic Mail:
Bob Meiners
Mark Miller Technical Info:
AGREM LLC TECHNICAL WEB
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