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Northrop Grumman

Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality Title V Permit Violation

Date: 08/23/2003 (Date of Commission Report)

Misconduct Type: Environment

Enforcement Agency: State/Local

Contracting Party: None

Court Type: Civil

Amount: $950,000

Disposition: Settlement

Synopsis: Northrop Grumman Ship Systems “violated its Title V permit conditions 3.B.1 and 2 regarding the use of non-compliance coatings in violation of MACT standards for shipbuilding and repair, Title V permit conditions 3.B.8 regarding hourly emissions limitations and Title V permit condition 3.A.2 on March 22, 2000 regarding exceedance of the 40% opacity limits.” Additionally, the company “modified its facility without appropriate prior permitting.”