Our friends over at the West Valley Citizens Air Watch have released a document outlining Hansons violations of the years and the official fines (or too often non-fines) levied against them. Keep in mind the county has a system in place which discourages reporting of Ringleman violations (visable smoke plumes). People living nearby report seeing these several times a week.
Lehigh Southwest Cement Company Cupertino, CA
Site # A0017 PRA # 09_07_02
NOV # Issue Date Clear Date Regulation Comments Status Penalty
A00278A 5/5/1988 NA 1-522.6 failure to maintain SO2 analyzer Resolved $108
A00534A 5/27/1988 NA 2-1-307 particulate emissions > .02 gr/SDCF, 36 lb/h Resolved $250
A07944A ######## NA 1-522.4 Failure to submit proof of repair downtime Resolved $101
A07944B ######## NA 1-522.8 Failure to submit proof of repair downtime Resolved $101
A07521A 2/23/1990 NA 2-1-307 Condition ID 1720 Resolved $331
A17481A 8/22/1991 8/20/1991 2-1-307 Tertiary Crusher Not Abated Resolved $350
A17163A ######## ######## 6-301 Kiln Mill Dust Collector Emitted Plume>R 1 Resolved $283
A19040A 2/18/1992 6/25/1992 1-522.6 ST 27-92 Failure To Maintain NOx&SO2 Monitor No Further Action $0
A21701A ######## 8/18/1992 1-522.4 ID #548, Failure To Report On Time Resolved $176
A22072A 6/29/1994 6/2/1994 2-1-307 Throughput Limit > 3200 Resolved $359
A27925A 5/30/1995 4/27/1995 1-522.6 ST#113-95 failure to maintain SO2 monitor Resolved $125
A27921A 6/12/1995 4/7/1995 2-1-307 ST #95158, Excessive Particulate Emissions Resolved $389
A26859A 7/14/1995 2/21/1995 2-1-307 Throughput > 3200 Tons Cancel $0
A26563A 1/5/1996 12/6/1995 2-1-307 ID #1720 No Water Spray Abatement (A-2050) Resolved $452
A28387A 9/5/1996 9/4/1996 6-301 Ringelmann Greater Than 1 1/2 For 6 Minutes Resolved $196
A28261A 5/12/1999 5/12/1999 2-1-307 ID #805, No Water Spray Cancel $0
A28267A ######## 8/3/1999 2-1-307 ST-00012/ P/C ID # 2786.31 Resolved $1,000
A28272A 1/20/2000 1/6/2000 1-522.6 Fail to Maintain NOx/SOx Analyzers Resolved $500
A09388A 6/21/2001 5/24/2001 1-522.6 ST # 142-01 Monitor System Failed to Meet Criteria Resolved $861
A09397A 12/9/2002 11/6/2002 1-522.6 Test # 71-03 Failure to Maintain S02 Monitor Resolved $2,500
A11835A 7/21/2005 8/19/2004 2-1-307 Condition ID #1720.3 - 4,200 Tons/Day Resolved $4,000
A47925A 5/24/2006 5/11/2006 6-301 Exceeded Visible Emissions Resolved $4,000
A48527A 8/22/2006 8/11/2006 2-6-307 Visible Emission Ringelmann 1.5 thru 3 for 14.5 Minutes Resolved $6,000
A48528A 8/22/2006 8/22/2006 2-6-307 Visible Emission Ringelmann 1.5 thru 3 for 15.25 Minutes Resolved $7,000
A48529A 9/25/2006 9/25/2006 2-6-307 Non-Compliance Major Facility Visible Emission Exceeding Ringelmann 1.5 thru 3 for 15 Minutes Resolved $7,000
A48534A 12/1/2006 12/1/2006 2-6-307 Covers 4 NOV Issued Bet. 5/18/06 to 9/18/06 Resolved $2,000
A48536A 1/25/2007 ######## 2-6-307 missing visible emission records for 11 sources Resolved $12,000
A48540A 9/25/2007 9/25/2007 2-6-307 2-6-307 - No qarterly manometer reading usage record. See NOV. Pending Resolution NA
A48541A 9/25/2007 9/25/2007 2-6-307 2-6-307 - Visible Emission > Ringemann 1 Pending Resolution NA
A48543A 2/22/2008 2/22/2008 2-6-307 Missing surface wet condition monitoring records for 8 sources (refer to 12/20/07 deviation report) Pending Resolution NA
A48545A 5/22/2008 5/22/2008 2-6-307 NOx excess of 821 ppm (limit<=615ppm) Pending Resolution NA
A48545B 5/22/2008 2/25/2008 1-522.7 Late reporting of indicated excesses. Pending Resolution NA
A48550A 7/31/2008 8/8/2008 2-6-307 28 sources, missing records & failure to notify deviation Pending Resolution NA
A50005A ######## 1/13/2009 2-1-301 moisture content <5% therefore need permit Pending Resolution NA
A50005B ######## 1/13/2009 2-1-302 moisture content <5% therefore need permit Pending Resolution NA
A50006A 2/4/2009 ######## 1-522.4 Failure to report equipment inoperation Pending Resolution NA
A50008A 4/7/2009 3/5/2009 2-6-307 Exceed Ringelmann 1 visible emission Pending Resolution NA
A50009A 4/7/2009 3/5/2009 2-6-307 exceed Ringelmann 1 visible emission Pending Resolution NA
A50010A 4/7/2009 3/23/2009 2-6-307 exceed Ringelmann 1 visible emission Pending Resolution NA
A50011A 4/7/2009 3/27/2009 2-6-307 exceed Ringelmann 1 visible emission Pending Resolution NA
NA = Data Not Available