U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has reached an agreement with Beta Steel Corp. on alleged clean-air violations at the company's steel manufacturing plant in Portage, Ind. EPA assessed a $49,159 penalty, and the company agreed to do two environmental projects costing $147,993.
"Beta has agreed to install a computer system and to do a study, both designed to reduce air pollutant emissions from their plant," said Acting Regional Administrator Bharat Mathur. "We're pleased that Beta has agreed to these projects as they do more than the law requires."
The agreement resolves an EPA complaint filed at the same time alleging that emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide and volatile organic compounds from the Beta plant exceeded permitted limits.
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