[Robert A Cook PE]

You know what's frightening about that opacity "violations" notice in the site you linked? If you have received a notice of violation for opacity from a regulatory agency, it is a serious matter. Fines can reach $27,500 a day, for each day of violation. The number of days of violation does not necessarily mean the number of days a regulatory observer was at your facility.

Based upon our experience, we advise you to complete the following items ASAP.
Contact ETA and provide us with a copy of agency field forms and other supporting documentation
Contact an attorney for legal support
Correct the problem if possible
Make observations in a valid manner that will document your compliance
Contact the agency and advise them of your new compliance status

If you want to pay a really big fine, take your time and think about what you are going to do. Since a violation has been noted, the agency may elect to use "other credible evidence" to show that each additional day of operation constitutes a new violation.

If you are worried about a notice of violation, call Tom Rose at xxx-yyy-zzzz

Here we have an unnamed, "federal" official artificially MAKING up "evidence" about how long a violation occurs, when it started, when it "ended", what was the cause, the resoluiton ... all without laws or due process.

Just a single bureacrat's arbitrary decision.

Yeah - I realllllllly want Hillary back in charge of her EPA again.

[Hegewisch Dupa]

yeah Robert - you instantly picked up on how asinine it gets out there. In a better world I'd have a different job - the air permitting world is so screwed up companies throw money at us consultants just to try to give themselves a fair shake. Total waste.

Getting back to that 'better world' - I'd like to be a reporter in it. Had to fill in and cover a high school football game last week. Absolutely the greatest collection of MILF.