Adrian MI 95/27/2022) – The Department of Environment Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE), Air Quality Division (AQD) has issued several violation notices in an ongoing investigation related to numerous complaints of offensive odors from residents living near the Crimson Holdings, LLC facility in Adrian.
Crimson Holdings has recently changed from making powdered milk to making powdered eggs. EGLE staff have inspected the facility and conducted several complaint investigations to look into the odors. This has identified several violations of Michigan’s Air Pollution Control Rules. Violation notices have been issued to the company as follows:
A violation notice for changing a stack without a permit. See the company’s response.
A violation notice including three odor violations and a violation for changing a process without submitting the appropriate request to modify the existing permit. The company must respond to this violation notice by June 2, 2022.
When a violation notice is sent to a company, the company must respond with a plan to address the issues cited. The company’s response is reviewed by EGLE staff to make sure the response addresses the issue appropriately. The EGLE ensures the plan is completed and it solves the problem.
In this case, the company has been looking for a solution to address odors, even prior to a violation notice being sent. The company has informally provided steps they will take to address the odors but will be required to submit a written plan in response to the violation notice.
EGLE staff will continue to investigate the odors and respond to complaints, including issuing additional violation notices, if necessary. EGLE, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Lenawee County Health Department and the US Environmental Protection Agency were onsite yesterday continuing to investigate sources of the odors and ways to address them.
Contact: EGLE Media Office, EGLE-Assist@Michigan.gov, 517-284-9278, Jill A. Greenberg, EGLE Spokesperson, GreenbergJ@michigan.gov, 517-897-4965
