May 14, 2021
By:
Walter G. Wright
Category:
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
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The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Premiere Plastics, Inc. (“PPI”) entered into a March 30th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See Order No. 7104 21.
The AO provides that PPI operates a facility (“Facility”) in Pontotoc, Mississippi.
The Facility is stated to operate pursuant to a Title V Operating Permit. It is further alleged that PPI:
- Failed to submit a certification of compliance by January 31, 2020, for the 2019 calendar year
- Failed to submit a semi-annual report by January 31, 2020, for the second half of the 2019 calendar year
MCEQ is stated to have received the semi-annual report on March 17, 2020, and the certification of compliance on April 2, 2020.
A civil penalty of $5,170 is assessed.
A copy of the AO can be downloaded here.
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