Polluter of the week (local dvision)

The guilty: Solutia Inc., organic chemical production plant, 11 miles southeast of Alvin on FM 2917.

The penalty: $45,597

The crimes: failing to prevent an unauthorized emissions during a January 11, 2004 emissions event. Since the emission was avoidable, Solutia failed to meet the demonstration criteria for an affirmative defense ...failing to prevent an unauthorized emission during an emission event that started on November 2, 2004. Since the emission event was not properly reported, Solutia failed to meet the demonstration criteria for an affirmative defense under ... failing to report an emission event within 24 hours after its discovery...failing to prevent unauthorized emissions during an emission event that started on November 15, 2004. Since the emission event was avoidable, Solutia failed to meet the demonstration criteria for an affirmative defense ... failing to prevent unauthorized emissions during an emission event that started on November 1, 2004. Since the emission event was not properly reported, Solutia failed to meet the demonstration criteria for an affirmative defense ... failing to report an emission event within 24 hours after its discovery...failing to prevent unauthorized emissions. Since the emission event was not reported within 24 hours of discovery, Solutia failed to meet the demonstration criteria for an affirmative defense ... failing to make initial notification within 24 hours of discovery of an emissions event that started November 12, 2005.
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