Date
Wednesday, August 07, 2024
The Air District is announcing that Bimbo Bakeries, USA Inc., has agreed to pay $162,000 to settle air quality violations that occurred at its facility in South San Francisco. The penalty resolves two notices of violation issued to Bimbo Bakeries, USA Inc.
This settlement resolves a violation for failure to conduct annual required emissions source tests on their boilers for $150,000 for 5 years (2016-2019 and 2021), and a one-day, carbon monoxide exceedance violation for $12,000, comprising the global settlement of $162,000.
The Air District issues Notices of Violation when facilities violate a specific air quality regulation or rule. Violators are generally required to respond to the notice within 10 days and submit a description of the actions they will take to correct the problem. These actions can include shutting down certain operations immediately or changing operations or equipment to come into compliance.
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Last Updated: 8/7/2024