Air Pollution: EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) Enforcement of Air Quality at the Port of Stockton, California

摘要

The report discusses information on allegations by the Director, Port of Stockton, Stockton, California, of inequitable enforcement of the Clean Air Act by the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Region 9 office in San Francisco, California. This fact sheet summarizes the results of our work discussed during the briefing on November 6, 1986. The controversy over whether the Port of Stockton is in compliance with air quality emission standards has been going on for years. EPA and the port agreed to settle the dispute without further litigation in July 1986 when they signed a consent decree. Under the decree signed by a U.S. District Court in October 1986, the port agreed to modify its operations, install additional air pollution control equipment, and pay a penalty for alleged past violations.