(AGENPARL) – mer 08 gennaio 2025 Issued: Jan 8, 2025 (2:35pm EST)
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EPA and Continental Cement Company in Hannibal, Missouri, Settle Alleged Clean
Air Act Violations
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 – 11201 Renner Blvd., Lenexa,
KS 66219
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations
EPA and Continental Cement Company in Hannibal, Missouri, Settle Alleged Clean
Air Act Violations
LENEXA, KAN. (JAN. 8, 2025) – Hannibal, Missouri, cement manufacturer
Continental Cement Company LLC will pay a $74,440 civil penalty to resolve
alleged violations of the federal Clean Air Act. As part of the settlement,
the company will also procure low-emission school buses for a local school
district.
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Continental
Cement failed to adequately operate leak detection systems designed to notify
the company of potential releases of hazardous air pollutants. EPA discovered
the alleged violations during a December 2022 inspection.
“Air pollution affects communities with short- and long-term health effects,
particularly among children, older adults, and those with preexisting
conditions,” said EPA Region 7 Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division
Director David Cozad. “This settlement represents EPA’s commitment to
protecting all communities from harmful air emissions.”
EPA says that leak detection systems on the company’s emission controls were
not functioning properly. Without a functioning leak detection system, the
facility would be unaware of whether pollutant filters are operating
effectively to reduce emissions of particulate matter and potentially other
air pollutants associated with hazardous waste combustion.
In addition to paying the civil penalty, Continental Cement agreed to spend at
least $282,000 to replace two of Hannibal School District #60’s diesel buses
with propane school buses, which will reduce air pollution in areas impacted
by excess emissions from Continental’s alleged violations.
Learn more about EPA’s Air Enforcement program.
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