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EPA Violations
Los Angeles, CA: (Mar-05-08) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought environmental damage charges against the Riverside Cement Company, alleging that it violated the federal Clean Air Act standards at its Oro Grande, CA plant, located near Victorville. According to the California Air Resources Board, the Oro Grande facility is one of the largest sources of damaging nitrogen oxides in California. Experts stated that nitrogen oxide helps create ozone, which causes health and environmental impacts. Breathing ozone can worsen respiratory illness, including emphysema and asthma. Repeated exposure may permanently scar lung tissue.
The violations had to do with the company's exceeding the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants temperature limits for kilns in 2002 - 2004; exceeding nitrogen oxides limits for the kilns in 2003 - 2005; failing to perform opacity tests at baghouses in 2002; exceeding opacity limits for several emission units in 2005 and failing to perform required inspections at certain baghouses during 2002 - 2004.
As part of a settlement reached in the case, the leading manufacturer of cement, concrete and aggregate material agreed to pay $394,000 to the Environmental Protection Agency to resolve allegations. Under the agreement, the Riverside Cement Company will further improve local air quality by shutting down seven 50-year old short dry kilns by August 2008. In their place, Riverside Cement will begin operation of a single, state-of-the-art kiln, constructed at a cost of at least $385 million. This improvement will remove 1,500 tons of harmful nitrogen oxide emissions annually. [ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY: RIVERSIDE CEMENT TO PAY $384,000 OVER EPA VIOLATIONS]
Published on Mar-6-08
The violations had to do with the company's exceeding the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants temperature limits for kilns in 2002 - 2004; exceeding nitrogen oxides limits for the kilns in 2003 - 2005; failing to perform opacity tests at baghouses in 2002; exceeding opacity limits for several emission units in 2005 and failing to perform required inspections at certain baghouses during 2002 - 2004.
As part of a settlement reached in the case, the leading manufacturer of cement, concrete and aggregate material agreed to pay $394,000 to the Environmental Protection Agency to resolve allegations. Under the agreement, the Riverside Cement Company will further improve local air quality by shutting down seven 50-year old short dry kilns by August 2008. In their place, Riverside Cement will begin operation of a single, state-of-the-art kiln, constructed at a cost of at least $385 million. This improvement will remove 1,500 tons of harmful nitrogen oxide emissions annually. [
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