UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT


MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA


_______________________________ 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) 

) 

Plaintiff, ) 

) CIVIL ACTION NO. 99-2524 

v. 	 ) CIV-T-23F 

) 

) 

TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY, ) 

) 

Defendant. ) 

_______________________________ ) 

CONSENT DECREE 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff, the United States of America ( Plaintiff  or the United States ), 

on behalf of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (  EPA  ) filed a Complaint on 

November 3, 1999, alleging that Defendant, Tampa Electric Company (  Tampa Electric  ) 

commenced construction of major modifications of major emitting facilities in violation of the 

Prevention of Significant Deterioration (  PSD  ) requirements at Part C of the Clean Air Act 

(  Act  ), 42 U.S.C. §§ 7470-7492; 

WHEREAS, EPA issued a Notice of Violation with respect to such allegations to Tampa 

Electric on November 3, 1999 (the NOV ); 

WHEREAS, the parties recognize, and the Court by entering this Consent Decree finds, 

that this Consent Decree has been negotiated in good faith and at arm s length; that the parties 

have voluntarily agreed to this Consent Decree; that implementation of this Consent Decree will 

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avoid prolonged and complicated litigation between the parties; and that this Consent Decree is 

fair, reasonable, consistent with the goals of the Act, and in the public interest; 

WHEREAS, the United States alleges that the Complaint states a claim upon which relief 

can be granted against Tampa Electric under Sections 113 and 167 of the Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 

7413 and 7477, and 28 U.S.C. § 1355; 

WHEREAS, Tampa Electric has not answered or otherwise responded to the Complaint 

in light of the settlement memorialized in this Consent Decree; 

WHEREAS, Tampa Electric has denied and continues to deny the violations alleged in 

the NOV and the Complaint; maintains that it has been and remains in compliance with the 

Clean Air Act and is not liable for civil penalties or injunctive relief; and states that it is agreeing 

to the obligations imposed by this Consent Decree solely to avoid the costs and uncertainties of 

litigation and to improve the environment in and around the Tampa Bay area of Florida; 

WHEREAS, Tampa Electric is the first electric utility of those against which the United 

States brought enforcement actions in November, 1999, to come forward and invest time and 

effort sufficient to develop a settlement with the United States; 

WHEREAS, Tampa Electric s decision to Re-Power some of its coal-fired electric 

generating Units with natural gas will significantly reduce emissions of both regulated and 

unregulated pollutants below levels that would have been achieved merely by installing 

appropriate pollution control technologies on Tampa Electric s existing coal-fired electric 

generating Units; 

WHEREAS, prior to the filing of the Complaint or issuance of the Notice of Violation in 

this matter, Tampa Electric already had placed in service or installed both scrubbers and 

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electrostatic precipitators that serve all existing coal-fired electric generating Units at the 

company s Big Bend electric generating plant; 

WHEREAS, the United States recognizes that a BACT Analysis conducted under 

existing procedures most likely would not find it cost effective to replace Tampa Electric s 

existing control equipment at Big Bend for particulate matter, in light of the design and 

performance of that equipment; 

WHEREAS, Tampa Electric and the United States have crafted this Consent Decree to 

take into account physical and operational constraints resulting from the unique, Riley Stoker 

wet bottom, turbo-fired boiler technology now in operation at Big Bend, which could limit the 

efficiency of nitrogen oxides emissions controls installed for those boilers; 

WHEREAS, Tampa Electric regularly combusts coal with a sulphur content of five or six 

pounds per mmBTU heat input; 

WHEREAS, Tampa Electric is a mid-sized electric utility and is smaller on a financial 

basis than some of the other electric utilities against which the United States brought similar 

enforcement actions in November 1999; 

WHEREAS, Tampa Electric owns and operates fewer coal-fired electric generating 

plants than some of the other electric utilities against which the United States brought similar 

enforcement actions in November 1999; 

WHEREAS, the two Tampa Electric plants addressed by this enforcement action 

constitute over ninety percent of the entire base load generating capacity of Tampa Electric; 

WHEREAS, the United States and Tampa Electric have agreed that settlement of this 

action is in the best interest of the parties and in the public interest, and that entry of this Consent 

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Decree without further litigation is the most appropriate means of resolving this matter; and 

WHEREAS, the United States and Tampa Electric have consented to entry of this 

Consent Decree without trial of any issue; 

NOW, THEREFORE, without any admission of fact or law, and without any admission 

of the violations alleged in the Complaint or NOV, it is hereby ORDERED AND DECREED as 

follows: 

I. JURISDICTION AND VENUE 

1.	 This Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter herein and over the parties consenting 

hereto pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1345 and pursuant to Sections 113 and 167 of the Act, 42 

U.S.C. §§ 7413 and 7477. Venue is proper under Section 113(b) of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 

§ 7413(b), and under 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b) and (c). Solely for the purposes of this 

Consent Decree and the underlying Complaint, Tampa Electric waives all objections and 

defenses that it may have to the claims set forth in the Complaint, the jurisdiction of the 

Court or to venue in this District. Tampa Electric shall not challenge the terms of this 

Consent Decree or this Court s jurisdiction to enter and enforce this Consent Decree. 

Except as expressly provided for herein, this Consent Decree shall not create any rights 

in any party other than the United States and Tampa Electric. Tampa Electric consents to 

entry of this Consent Decree without further notice. 

II. APPLICABILITY 

2. The provisions of this Consent Decree shall apply to and be binding upon the United 

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States and upon Tampa Electric, its successors and assigns, and Tampa Electric 

s 

officers, employees and agents solely in their capacities as such. If Tampa Electric 

proposes to sell or transfer any of its real property or operations subject to this Consent 

Decree, it shall advise the purchaser or transferee in writing of the existence of this 

Consent Decree, and shall send a copy of such written notification by certified mail, 

return receipt requested, to EPA sixty (60) days before such sale or transfer. Tampa 

Electric shall not be relieved of its responsibility to comply with all requirements of this 

Consent Decree unless the purchaser or transferee assumes responsibility for full 

performance of Tampa Electric s responsibilities under this Consent Decree, including 

liabilities for nonperformance. Tampa Electric shall not purchase or otherwise acquire 

capacity and/or energy from a third party in lieu of obtaining it from Gannon or Big 

Bend unless the seller or provider agrees that the facilities providing such capacity 

and/or energy will meet the emission control requirements set forth in this Consent 

Decree or equivalent requirements approved in advance by the United States. 

3.	 Tampa Electric shall provide a copy of this Consent Decree to all vendors, suppliers, 

consultants, contractors, agents, and any other company or other organization performing 

any of the work described in Sections IV or VII of this Consent Decree. 

Notwithstanding any retention of contractors, subcontractors or agents to perform any 

work required under this Consent Decree, Tampa Electric shall be responsible for 

ensuring that all work is performed in accordance with the requirements of this Consent 

Decree. In any action to enforce this Consent Decree, Tampa Electric shall not assert as 

a defense the failure of its employees, servants, agents, or contractors to take actions 

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necessary to comply with this Consent Decree, unless Tampa Electric establishes that 

such failure resulted from a Force Majeure event as defined in this Consent Decree. 

III. DEFINITIONS 

4.	  Alternative Coal  shall mean coal with a sulphur content of no more than 2.2 

lb/mmBTU, on an as determined basis. 

5.	  BACT Analysis  shall mean the technical study, analysis, review, and selection of 

recommendations typically performed in connection with an application for a PSD 

permit. Except as otherwise provided in this Consent Decree, such study, analysis, 

review, and selection of recommendations shall be carried out in conformance with 

applicable federal and state regulations and guidance describing the process and analysis 

for determining Best Available Control Technology (BACT). 

6.	  Big Bend  shall mean the electric generating plant, presently coal-fired, owned and 

operated by Tampa Electric and located in Hillsborough County, Florida, which 

presently includes four steam generating boilers and associated and ancillary systems and 

equipment, known as Big Bend Units 1, 2, 3, and 4. 

7.  Consent Decree  shall mean this Consent Decree and the Appendix thereto. 

8.	  Emission Rate  shall mean the average number of pounds of pollutant emitted per 

million BTU of heat input (  lb/mmBTU  ) or the average concentration of a pollutant in 

parts per million by volume (  ppm  ), as dictated by the unit of measure specified for the 

rate in question, where: 

A. in the case of a coal-fired, steam electric generating unit, such rates shall be 

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calculated as a 30 day rolling average. A 30 day rolling average for an Emission 

Rate expressed as lb/mmBTU shall be determined by calculating the emission rate 

for a given operating day, and then arithmetically averaging the emission rates for 

the previous 29 operating days with that date. A new 30 day rolling average shall 

be calculated for each new operating day; 

B.	 in the case of a gas-fired, electric generating unit, such rates shall be calculated as 

a 24-hour rolling average, excluding periods of start up, shutdown, and 

malfunction as provided by applicable Florida regulations at the time the 

Emission Rate is calculated. A rolling average for Emission Rates expressed as 

ppm shall be determined on a given day by summing hourly emission rates for the 

immediately preceding 24-hour period and dividing by 24; 

C.	 the reference methods for determining Emission Rates for SO2 and NOx shall be 

those specified in 40 C.F.R. Part 75, Appendix F. The reference methods for 

determining Emission Rates for PM shall be those specified in 40 C.F.R. Part 60, 

Appendix A, Method 5, Method 5B, or Method 17; and 

D.	 nothing in this Consent Decree is intended to nor shall alter applicable law 

concerning the use of data, for any purpose under the Clean Air Act, generated by 

methods other than the reference methods specified herein. 

9.  EPA  shall mean the United States Environmental Protection Agency. 

10.	  Gannon  shall mean the electric generating plant, presently coal-fired, owned and 

operated by Tampa Electric, located in Hillsborough County, Florida, which presently 

includes six steam generating boilers and associated and ancillary systems and 

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equipment, known as Gannon Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. Tampa Electric intends to 

rename Gannon  Bayside Power Station  upon completion of the Re-Powering required 

under this Consent Decree. 

11.  lb/mmBTU  shall mean pounds per million British Thermal Units of heat input. 

12.  NOx  shall mean oxides of nitrogen. 

13.	  NOV  shall mean the Notice of Violation issued by EPA to Tampa Electric dated 

November 3, 1999. 

14.	  PM  shall mean total particulate matter, and the reference method for measuring PM 

shall be that specified in the definition of Emission Rate in this Consent Decree. 

15.  ppm  shall mean parts per million by dry volume, corrected to 15% O2. 

16.	 Project Dollars  shall mean Tampa Electric s expenditures and payments incurred or 

made in carrying out the dollar-limited projects identified in Paragraph 35 of Section IV 

of this Consent Decree (Early Reductions of NOx from Big Bend Units 1 through 3) and 

in Section VII of this Consent Decree (NOx Reduction Projects and Mitigation Projects), 

to the extent that such expenditures or payments both: (A) comply with the Project 

Dollar and other requirements set by this Consent Decree for such expenditures and 

payments in Section VII and in Paragraph 35 of Section IV of this Consent Decree, and 

(B) constitute either Tampa Electric s properly documented external costs for 

contractors, vendors, as well as equipment, or its internal costs consisting of employee 

time, travel, and other out-of-pocket expenses specifically attributable to these particular 

projects. 

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17.	 

 PSD  shall mean Prevention of Significant Deterioration within the meaning of Part C 

of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7470, et seq. 

18.	 Re-Power  shall mean the removal or permanent disabling of devices, systems, 

equipment, and ancillary or supporting systems at a Gannon or Big Bend Unit such that 

the Unit cannot be fired with coal, and the installation of all devices, systems, equipment, 

and ancillary or supporting systems needed to fire such Unit with natural gas under the 

limits set in this Consent Decree (or with No. 2 fuel oil, as a back up fuel only, and 

under the limits specified by this Consent Decree) plus installation of the control 

technology and compliance with the Emission Rates called for under this Consent 

Decree. 

19.	  Reserve / Standby  shall mean those devices, systems, equipment, and ancillary or 

supporting systems that: (1) are not used as part of the Units that must be Re-Powered 

under Paragraph 26, (2) are not in operation subsequent to the Re-Powering required 

under Paragraph 26, (3) are maintained and held by Tampa Electric for system reliability 

purposes, and (4) may be restarted only by Re-Powering. 

20.  SCR  shall mean Selective Catalytic Reduction. 

21.  Shutdown  shall mean the permanent disabling of a coal-fired boiler such that it cannot 

burn any fuel nor produce any steam for electricity production, other than through RePowering. 

22. S O2" shall mean sulphur dioxide. 

23.	  Title V Permit  shall mean the permit required under Subchapter V of the Clean Air 

Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7661, et seq. 

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24.	 

 Total Baseline Emissions  shall mean calendar year 1998 emissions of NOx, SO2, and 

PM comprised of the following amounts for each pollutant: 

A. for Gannon: 30,763 tons of NOx, 64,620 tons of SO2, and 1,914 tons of PM; and 

B. for Big Bend: 36,077 tons of NOx , 107,334 tons of SO2, and 3,002 tons of PM. 

25.	  Unit  shall mean for the purpose of this Consent Decree a generator, the steam turbine 

that drives the generator, the boiler that produces the steam for the steam turbine, the 

equipment necessary to operate the generator, turbine and boiler, and all ancillary 

equipment, including pollution control equipment or systems necessary for the 

production of electricity. An electric generating plant may be comprised of one or more 

Units. 

IV. EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS AND CONTROLS GANNON AND BIG BEND 

A. GANNON 

26. Consent Decree-Required Re-Powering of Gannon. Tampa Electric shall Re-Power 

Units at Gannon with a coal-fired generating capacity of no less than 550 MW 

(  Megawatt  ), as follows. 

A. On or before May 1, 2003, Tampa Electric shall Re-Power Units with a coal-fired 

generating capacity of no less than 200 MW. On or before December 31, 2004, 

Tampa Electric shall Re-Power additional Units with a coal-fired generating 

capacity equal to or greater than the difference between 550 MW of coal-fired 

generating capacity and the MW value of coal-fired generating capacity that 

Tampa Electric Re-Powered in complying with the first sentence of this 

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Subparagraph A. 

B.	 All Re-Powering required by this Paragraph shall include installation and 

operation of SCR, other pollution control technology approved in advance and in 

writing by EPA, or any innovative technology demonstration project approved 

pursuant to Paragraph, 52.C to control Unit emissions. Each Re-Powered Unit 

shall, in conformance with the definition of Re-Power, use natural gas as its 

primary fuel and shall meet an Emission Rate for NOx of no greater than 3.5 ppm. 

C.	 A Unit Re-Powered under this or any other provision of this Consent Decree may 

be fired with No. 2 fuel oil if and only if: (1) the Unit cannot be fired with natural 

gas; (2) the Unit has not yet been fired with No. 2 fuel oil as a back up fuel for 

more than 875 full load equivalent hours in the calendar year in which Tampa 

Electric wishes to fire the Unit with such oil; (3) the oil to be used in firing the 

Unit has a sulphur content of less than 0.05 percent (by weight); (4) Tampa 

Electric uses all emission control equipment for that Unit when it is fired with 

such oil to the maximum extent possible; and (5) Tampa Electric complies with 

all applicable permit conditions, including emission rates for firing with No. 2 

fuel oil, as set forth in applicable preconstruction and operating permits. 

D.	 Tampa Electric shall timely apply for a preconstruction permit under Rule 62-

212, F.A.C., prior to commencing such Re-Powering. In applying for such 

permit Tampa Electric shall seek, as part of the permit, provisions requiring 

installation of SCR or other EPA-approved control technology and a NOx 

Emission Rate no greater than 3.5 ppm. 

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27.	 Schedule for Shutdown of Units. Tampa Electric shall Shutdown and cease any and all 

operation of all six (6) Gannon coal-fired boilers with a combined coal-fired capacity of 

not less than 1194 MW on or before December 31, 2004. Notwithstanding the 

requirements of this Paragraph, Tampa Electric may retain any Unit Shutdown pursuant 

to this Paragraph on Reserve / Standby, unless such Unit is to be, or has been, RePowered under Paragraph 26, above. If Tampa Electric later decides to restart any 

Shutdown Unit retained on Reserve / Standby, then prior to such re-start, Tampa Electric 

shall timely apply for a PSD permit for the Unit(s) to be Re-Powered, and Tampa 

Electric shall abide by the permit issued as a result of that application, including 

installation of BACT and its corresponding Emission Rate, as determined at the time of 

the restart. Tampa Electric shall operate the Re-Powered Unit to meet the NOx Emission 

Rate established in the PSD Permit or an Emission Rate for NOx of 3.5 ppm, whichever 

is more stringent. Tampa Electric shall provide a copy of any permit application(s), 

proposed permit(s), and permit(s) to the United States as specified in Paragraph 82 

(Notice). For any Unit Shutdown and placed on Reserve / Standby under this 

Paragraph, and notwithstanding the definition of Re-Power in this Consent Decree, 

Tampa Electric also may elect to fuel such a Unit with a gaseous fuel other than or in 

addition to natural gas, if and only if Tampa Electric: applies for and secures a PSD 

permit before using such fuel in any such Unit, complies with all requirements issued in 

such a permit, and complies with all other requirements of this Consent Decree 

applicable to Re-Powering. 

28. Permanent Bar on Combustion of Coal. Commencing on January 1, 2005, Tampa 

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Electric shall not combust coal in the operation of any Unit at Gannon. 

B. BIG BEND 

29. Initial Reduction and Control of SO2 Emissions from Big Bend Units 1 and 2 . 

Commencing upon the later of the date of entry of this Consent Decree or September 1, 

2000, and except as provided in this Paragraph, Tampa Electric shall operate the existing 

scrubber that treats emissions of SO2 from Big Bend Units 1 and 2 at all times that either 

Unit 1 or 2 is in operation. Tampa Electric shall operate the scrubber so that at least 95% 

of all the SO2 contained in the flue gas entering the scrubber is removed. 

Notwithstanding the requirement to operate the scrubber at all times Unit 1 or 2 is 

operating, the following operating conditions shall apply: 

A. Tampa Electric may operate Units 1 and/or 2 during outages of the scrubber 

serving Units 1 and 2, but only so long as Tampa Electric: 

(1) in calendar year 2000, does not operate Unit 1 and/or 2, or any 

combination of the two of them, on more than sixty (60) calendar days, or 

any part thereof (providing that when both Units 1 and 2 operate on the 

same calendar day, such operation shall count as two days of the sixty 

(60) day limit), and in calendar years 2001 - 2009, does not operate Unit 1 

and/or 2, or any combination of the two of them, on more than forty-five 

(45) calendar days, or any part thereof, in any calendar year (providing 

that when both Units 1 and 2 operate on the same calendar day, such 

operation shall count as two days of the forty-five (45) day limit) ; or 

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(2)	 must operate Unit 1 and/or 2 in any calendar year from 2000 through 

2009 either to avoid interruption of electric service to its customers under 

interruptible service tariffs, or to respond to a system-wide or state-wide 

emergency as declared by the Governor of Florida under Section 366.055, 

F.S. (requiring availability of reserves), or under Section 377.703, F.S. 

(energy policy contingency plan), or under Section 252.36, F.S. 

(Emergency management powers of the Governor), in which Tampa 

Electric must generate power from Unit 1 and/or 2 to meet such 

emergency. 

B.	 Whenever Tampa Electric operates Units 1 and/or 2 without all emissions from 

such Unit(s) being treated by the scrubber, Tampa Electric shall: (1) combust 

only Alternative Coal at the Unit(s) operating during the outage (except for coal 

already bunkered in the hopper(s) for Units 1 or 2 at the time the outage 

commences); (2) use all existing electric generating capacity at Big Bend and 

Gannon that is served by fully operational pollution control equipment before 

operating Big Bend Units1 and/or 2; and (3) continue to control SO2 emissions 

from Big Bend Units 1 and/or 2 as required by Paragraph 31 (Optimizing 

Availability of Scrubbers Serving Big Bend Units 1, 2, and 3). 

C.	 In calendar years 2010 through 2012, Tampa Electric may operate Units 1 and/or 

2 during outages of the scrubber serving Units 1 and 2, but only so long as Tampa 

Electric complies with the requirements of Subparagraphs A and B, above, and 

uses only coal with a sulphur content of 1.2 lb/mmBTU, or less, in place of 

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Alternative Coal. 

D.	 If Tampa Electric Re-Powers Big Bend Unit 1 or 2, or replaces the scrubber or 

provides additional scrubbing capacity to comply with Paragraph 40, then upon 

such compliance the provisions of Subparagraphs 29.A, 29.B, and 29.C shall not 

apply to the affected Unit. 

30. Initial Reduction and Control of SO2 Emissions from Big Bend Unit 3. Commencing 

upon entry of the Consent Decree, and except as provided in this Paragraph, Tampa 

Electric shall operate the existing scrubber that treats emissions of SO2 from Big Bend 

Units 3 and 4 at all times that Unit 3 is in operation. When Big Bend Units 3 and 4 are 

both operating, Tampa Electric shall operate the scrubber so that at least 93% of all the 

SO2 contained in the flue gas entering the scrubber is removed. When Big Bend Unit 3 

alone is operating, until May 1, 2002, Tampa Electric shall operate the scrubber so that at 

least 93% of all SO2 contained in the flue gas entering the scrubber is removed or the 

Emission Rate for SO2 for Unit 3 does not exceed 0.35 lb/mmBTU. When Unit 3 alone 

is operating, from May 1, 2002 until January 1, 2010, Tampa Electric shall operate the 

scrubber so that at least 95% of the SO2 contained in the flue gas entering the scrubber is 

removed or the Emission Rate for SO2 does not exceed 0.30 lb/mmBTU. 

Notwithstanding the requirement to operate the scrubber at all times Unit 3 is operating, 

and providing Tampa Electric is otherwise in compliance with this Consent Decree, the 

following operating conditions shall apply: 

A. In any calendar year from 2000 through 2009, Tampa Electric may operate Unit 3 

in the case of outages of the scrubber serving Unit 3, but only so long as Tampa 

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Electric: 

(1) does not operate Unit 3 during outages on more than thirty (30) calendar 

days, or any part thereof, in any calendar year; or 

(2)	 must operate Unit 3 either: to avoid interruption of electric service to its 

customers under interruptible service tariffs, or to respond to a systemwide or state-wide emergency as declared by the Governor of Florida 

under Section 366.055, F.S. (requiring availability of reserves), or under 

Section 377.703, F.S. (energy policy contingency plan), or under Section 

252.36, F.S. (Emergency management powers of the Governor), in which 

Tampa Electric must generate power from Unit 3 to meet such emergency. 

B.	 Whenever Tampa Electric operates Unit 3 without treating all emissions from 

that Unit with the scrubber, Tampa Electric shall: (1) combust only Alternative 

Coal at Unit 3 during the outage (except for coal already bunkered in the 

hopper(s) for Unit 3 at the time the outage commences); (2) use all existing 

electric generating capacity at Big Bend and Gannon that is served by fully 

operational pollution control equipment before operating Big Bend Unit 3; and 

(3) continue to control SO2 emissions from Big Bend Unit 3 as required by 

Paragraph 31 (Optimizing Availability of Scrubbers Serving Big Bend Units, 1, 

2, and 3). 

C.	 If Tampa Electric Re-Powers Big Bend Unit 3, or replaces the scrubber or 

provides additional scrubbing capacity to comply with Paragraph 40, then upon 

compliance with Paragraph 40 the provisions of Subparagraphs 30.A and 30.B 

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shall not apply to Unit 3. 

D.	 Nothing in this Consent Decree shall alter requirements of the New Source 

Performance Standards (NSPS), 40 C.F.R. Part 60 Subpart Da, that apply to 

operation of the scrubber serving Unit 4. 

31.	 Optimizing Availability of Scrubbers Serving Big Bend Units 1, 2, and 3. Tampa 

Electric shall maximize the availability of the scrubbers to treat the emissions of Big 

Bend Units 1, 2, and 3, as follows: 

A. As soon as possible after entry of this Consent Decree, Tampa Electric shall 

submit to EPA for review and approval a plan addressing all operation and


maintenance changes to be made that would maximize the availability of the


existing scrubbers treating emissions of SO2 from Big Bend Units 1 and 2, and 


from Unit 3. In order to improve operations and maintenance practices as soon as


possible, Tampa Electric may submit the plan in two phases.


(1) Each phase of the plan proposed by Tampa Electric shall include a schedule


pursuant to which Tampa Electric will implement measures relating to operation


and maintenance of the scrubbers called for by that phase of the plan, within sixty


days of its approval by EPA. Tampa Electric shall implement each phase of the


plan as approved by EPA. Such plan may be modified from time to time with


prior written approval of EPA.


(2) The proposed plan shall include operation and maintenance activities that will


minimize instances during which SO2 emissions are not scrubbed, including but


not limited to improvements in the flexibility of scheduling maintenance on the


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scrubbers, increases in the stock of spare parts kept on hand to repair the 

scrubbers, a commitment to use of overtime labor to perform work necessary to 

minimize periods when the scrubbers are not functioning, and use of all existing 

capacity at Big Bend and Gannon Units that are served by available, operational 

pollution control equipment to minimize pollutant emissions while meeting power 

needs. 

(3) If Tampa Electric elects to submit the plan to EPA in two phases, the first 

phase to be submitted shall address, at a minimum, use of overtime hours to 

accomplish repairs and maintenance of the scrubber and increasing the stock of 

scrubber spare parts that Tampa Electric shall keep at Big Bend to speed future 

maintenance and repairs. If Tampa Electric elects to submit the plan in two 

phases, EPA shall complete review of the first phase within fifteen business days 

of receipt. For the second phase of the plan or submission of the plan in its 

entirety, EPA shall complete review of such plan or phase thereof within 60 days 

of receipt. Within sixty days after EPA s approval of the plan or any phase of the 

plan, Tampa Electric shall complete implementation of that plan or phase and 

continue operation under it subject only to the terms of this Consent Decree. 

32. PM Emission Minimization and Monitoring at Big Bend. 

A.	 Within twelve months after entry of this Consent Decree, Tampa Electric shall 

complete an optimization study which shall recommend the best operational 

practices to minimize emissions from each Electrostatic Precipitator (ESP) and 

shall deliver the completed study to EPA for review and approval. Tampa 

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Electric shall implement these recommendations within sixty days after EPA has 

approved them and shall operate each ESP in conformance with the study and its 

recommendations until otherwise specified under this Consent Decree. 

B.	 Within twelve months after entry of this Consent Decree, Tampa Electric shall 

complete a BACT Analysis for upgrading each existing ESP now located at Big 

Bend and shall deliver the Analysis to EPA for review and approval. 

Notwithstanding the definition of BACT Analysis in this Consent Decree, Tampa 

Electric need not consider in this BACT Analysis the replacement of any existing 

ESP with a new ESP, scrubber, or baghouse, or the installation of a supplemental 

pollution control device of similar cost to a replacement ESP, scrubber, or 

baghouse. Tampa Electric shall simultaneously deliver to EPA all documents that 

support the BACT Analysis or that were considered in preparing the Analysis. 

Tampa Electric shall retain a qualified contractor to assist in the performance and 

completion of the BACT Analysis. On or before May 1, 2004, after EPA 

approval of the recommendation(s) made by the BACT Analysis, Tampa Electric 

shall complete installation of all equipment called for in the recommendation(s) 

of the Analysis and thereafter shall operate each ESP in conformance with the 

recommendation(s), including compliance with the Emission Rate(s) specified by 

the recommendation(s). 

C.	 Within six months after Tampa Electric completes installation of the equipment 

called for by the BACT Analysis, as approved by EPA, Tampa Electric shall 

revise the previous optimization study and shall recommend the best operational 

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practices to minimize emissions from each ESP, taking into account the 

recommendations from the BACT Analysis required by this Paragraph, and shall 

deliver the completed study to EPA for review and approval. Commencing no 

later than 180 days after EPA approves the study and its recommendation(s), 

Tampa Electric shall operate each ESP in conformance with the study s 

recommendation. 

D.	 Tampa Electric shall include the recommended operational practices for each ESP 

and the recommendations from the BACT Analysis in Tampa Electric s Title V 

Permit application and all other relevant applications for operating or construction 

permits. 

E.	 Installation and Operation of a PM Monitor. On or before March 1, 2002, 

Defendant shall install, calibrate, and commence continuous operation of a 

continuous particulate matter emissions monitor (PM CEM) in the duct at Big 

Bend that services Unit 4. Data from the PM CEM shall be used by Tampa 

Electric, at a minimum, to monitor progress in reducing PM emissions. 

F.  Continuous operation  of the PM CEM shall mean operation at all times that 

Unit 4 operates, except for periods of malfunction of the PM CEM or routine 

maintenance performed on the PM CEM. If after Tampa Electric operates this 

PM CEM for at least two years, and if the parties then agree that it is infeasible to 

sustain continuous operation of the PM CEM, Tampa Electric shall submit an 

alternative PM monitoring plan for review and approval by EPA. The plan shall 

include an explanation of the basis for stopping operation of the PM CEM and a 

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proposal for an alternative monitoring protocol. Until EPA approves such plan, 

Tampa Electric shall continue to operate the PM CEM. 

G.	 Installation and Operation of Second PM Monitor. If Tampa Electric advises 

EPA, pursuant to Paragraph 36, that it has elected to continue to combust coal at 

Big Bend Units 1, 2, or 3, and Tampa Electric has not ceased operating the first 

PM CEM as described in Subparagraph F, above, then Tampa Electric shall 

install, calibrate, and commence continuous operation of a PM CEM on a second 

duct at Big Bend on or before May 1, 2007. The requirement to operate a PM 

CEM under any provision of this Paragraph shall terminate if and when the Unit 

monitored by the PM CEM is Re-Powered. 

H.	 Testing and Reporting Requirement. Prior to installation of the PM CEM on each 

duct, Tampa Electric shall conduct a stack test on each stack at Big Bend on at 

least an annual basis and report its results to EPA as part of the quarterly report 

under Section V. The stack test requirement in this Subparagraph may be 

satisfied by Tampa Electric s annual stack tests conducted as required by its 

permit from the State of Florida. Following installation of each PM CEM, 

Defendant shall include in its quarterly reports to EPA pursuant to Section V all 

data recorded by the PM CEM, in electronic format, if available. 

I.	 Nothing in this Consent Decree is intended to nor shall alter applicable law 

concerning the use of data, for any purpose under the Clean Air Act, generated by 

the PM CEMs. 

33. Election for Big Bend Unit 4: Shutdown, Re-Power, or Continued Combustion of Coal. 

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Tampa Electric shall advise EPA in writing, on or before May 1, 2005, whether Big 

Bend Unit 4 will be Shutdown, will be Re-Powered, or will continue to be fired by coal. 

34. Reduction of NOx at Big Bend Unit 4 after 2005 Election. Based on Tampa Electric s 

election in Paragraph 33, Tampa Electric shall take one of the following actions: 

A. If Tampa Electric elects to continue firing Unit 4 with coal, on or before June 1, 

2007, Tampa Electric shall install and commence operation of SCR, or other 

technology if approved in writing by EPA in advance, sufficient to limit the coalfired Emission Rate of NOx from Unit 4 to no more than 0.10 lb/mmBTU. 

Thereafter, Tampa Electric shall continue operation of SCR or other EPA 

approved control technology, and Tampa Electric shall continue to meet an 

Emission Rate for NOx from Unit 4 no greater than 0.10 lb/mmBTU; or 

B. If Tampa Electric elects to Re-Power Unit 4, Tampa Electric shall not combust 

coal at Unit 4 on or after June 1, 2007. Tampa Electric shall timely apply for a 

preconstruction permit under Rule 62-212, F.A.C., prior to commencing 

construction of the Re-Powering of Unit 4. In applying for such permit, Tampa 

Electric shall seek, as part of the permit, provisions requiring installation of SCR 

or other EPA approved control technology and a NOx Emission Rate no greater 

than 3.5 ppm. Tampa Electric shall operate the Re-Powered Unit 4 to meet an 

Emission Rate for NOx of no greater than 3.5 ppm or the rate established in the 

preconstruction permit, whichever is more stringent; or 

C.	 If Tampa Electric elects to Shutdown Big Bend Unit 4, Tampa Electric shall 

complete Shutdown of Big Bend Unit 4 on or before June 1, 2007. 

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Notwithstanding the requirements of this Subparagraph, Tampa Electric may 

retain this Unit, after it is Shutdown pursuant to this Subparagraph, on Reserve / 

Standby. If Tampa Electric later decides to restart Unit 4 then, prior to such 

restart, Tampa Electric shall timely apply for a PSD permit, and Tampa Electric 

shall abide by the permit issued as a result of that application, including 

installation of BACT and its corresponding Emission Rate, as determined at the 

time of the restart. Tampa Electric shall operate the Re-Powered Unit 4 to meet 

an Emission Rate for NOx of no greater than 3.5 ppm or the Emission Rate 

established in the PSD permit, whichever is more stringent. Tampa Electric shall 

provide a copy of any permit application(s), proposed permit(s), and permit(s) to 

the United States as specified in Paragraph 82 (Notice). Upon Shutdown of a 

Unit under this Subparagraph, Tampa Electric may never again use coal to fire 

that Unit. 

D.	 Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraphs B and C above or the definition 

of Re-Power in this Consent Decree, Tampa Electric may also elect to fuel Big 

Bend Unit 4 with a gaseous fuel other than or in addition to natural gas, if and 

only if Tampa Electric applies for and secures a PSD permit before using such 

fuel in this Unit, complies with all requirements issued in such a permit, and 

complies with all requirements of this Consent Decree applicable to Re-Powering. 

35. Early Reductions of NOx from Big Bend Units 1 through 3: On or before December 31, 

2001, Tampa Electric shall submit to EPA for review and comment a plan to reduce NO

emissions from Big Bend Units 1, 2 and 3, through the expenditure of up to $3 million 

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Project Dollars on combustion optimization using commercially available methods, 

techniques, systems, or equipment, or combinations thereof. Subject only to the financial 

limit stated in the previous sentence, for Units 1 and 2 the goal of the combustion 

optimization shall be to reduce the NOx Emission Rate by at least 30% when compared 

against the NOx Emissions Rate for these Units during calendar year 1998, which the 

United States and Tampa Electric agree was 0.86 lb/mmBTU. For Unit 3 the goal of the 

combustion optimization shall be to reduce the NOx Emissions Rate by at least 15% 

when compared against the NOX Emission Rate for this Unit during calendar year 1998, 

which the United States and Tampa Electric agree was 0.57 lb/mmBTU. If the financial 

limit in this Paragraph precludes designing and installing combustion controls that will 

meet the percentage reduction goals for the NOx Emission Rates specified in this 

Paragraph for all three Units, then Tampa Electric s plan shall first maximize the 

Emission Rate reductions at Units 1 and 2 and then at Unit 3. Unless the United States 

has sought dispute resolution on Tampa Electric s plan on or before May 30, 2002, 

Tampa Electric shall implement all aspects of its plan at Big Bend Units 1, 2, and 3 on 

or before December 31, 2002. On or before April 1, 2003, Tampa Electric shall submit 

to EPA a report that documents the date(s) of complete implementation of the plan, the 

results obtained from implementing the plan, including the emission reductions or 

benefits achieved, and the Project Dollars expended by Tampa Electric in implementing 

the plan. 

36.	 Election for Big Bend Units 1 through 3: Shutdown, Re-Power, or Continued 

Combustion of Coal. Tampa Electric shall advise EPA in writing, on or before May 1, 

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2007, whether Big Bend Units 1, 2, or 3, or any combination of them, will be Shutdown, 

will be Re-Powered, or will continue to be fired by coal. 

37. Further NOx Reduction Requirements if Big Bend Units 1, 2, and/or 3 Remain Coalfired. If Tampa Electric advises EPA in writing, pursuant to Paragraph 36, above, that 

Tampa Electric will continue to combust coal at Units 1, 2, and/or 3, then: 

A. Subject only to Subparagraphs B and D, Tampa Electric shall timely solicit 

contract proposals to acquire, install, and operate SCR, or other technology if 

approved in writing by EPA in advance, sufficient to limit the Emission Rate of 

NOx to no more than 0.10 lb/mmBTU at each Unit that will combust coal. 

Tampa Electric shall install and operate such equipment on all Units that will 

continue to combust coal and shall achieve an Emission Rate of NOX on each 

such Unit no less stringent than 0.10 lb/mmBTU. 

B. Notwithstanding Subparagraph A, Tampa Electric shall not be required to install 

SCR to limit the Emission Rate of NOx at Units 1, 2 and/or 3 to 0.10 lb/mmBTU 

if the  installation cost ceiling  contained in this Paragraph will be exceeded by 

such installation. If Tampa Electric decides to continue burning coal at Units 1, 2 

and 3, the installation cost ceiling for SCR at Units 1, 2, and 3 shall be three times 

the cost of installing SCR at Big Bend Unit 4 plus forty-five (45%) percent of the 

cost of installing SCR at Big Bend 4. If Tampa Electric decides to continue 

burning coal at only two Units at Big Bend, the installation cost ceiling for SCR 

at those two Units shall be two times the cost of installing SCR at Big Bend 4 

plus forty-five (45) percent of the cost of installing SCR at Big Bend Unit 4. If 

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Tampa Electric decides to continue burning coal at only one Unit at Big Bend, the 

installation cost ceiling for SCR at that Unit shall be the cost of installing SCR at 

Big Bend 4 plus forty five (45) percent. 

C.	 If, based on the contract proposals obtained under Subparagraph A, Tampa 

Electric determines that the projected cost of proposed control equipment 

satisfying a 0.10 lb/mmBTU Emission Rate will not exceed the  installation cost 

ceiling,  Tampa Electric shall install and operate such equipment on all Units that 

will continue to combust coal and shall achieve a NOx Emission Rate on each 

Unit no less stringent than 0.10 lb/mmBTU. If, based on the contract proposals, 

Tampa Electric determines that the projected cost will exceed the installation cost 

ceiling, Tampa Electric shall so advise EPA and shall provide EPA with the basis 

for Tampa Electric s determination, including all documentation sufficient to 

replicate and evaluate Tampa Electric s cost projections. 

D.	 Unless EPA contests Tampa Electric s determination that the installation cost 

ceiling will be exceeded by installing control equipment to reduce NOx emissions 

to 0.10 lb/mmBTU or less, Tampa Electric shall install, at each Unit that will 

continue to combust coal, the NOx control technology designed to achieve the 

lowest Emission Rate that can be attained within the  installation cost ceiling.  

Notwithstanding any provision of this Consent Decree, including the  installation 

cost ceiling,  Tampa Electric shall install NOx control technology that is designed 

to achieve an Emission Rate no less stringent than 0.15 lb/mmBTU. Each Unit 

combusting coal and its NOx controls shall meet the Emission Rate for which they 

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are designed. 

E. Tampa Electric shall acquire, install, commence operating emission control 

equipment, and meet the applicable Emission Rate for NOx at each of the Units to 

remain coal-fired, as follows: (1) for the first of the Units to remain coal-fired, or 

if only one Unit is to be coal-fired, on or before May 1, 2008; (2) for the second 

Unit, if there is one, on or before May 1, 2009; (3) for the third Unit, if there is 

one, on or before May 1, 2010. 

38.	 Tampa Electric s NOx Reduction Requirements if Tampa Electric Re-Powers Units 1, 2, 

and/or 3 . If, by May 1, 2007, Tampa Electric advises EPA that Tampa Electric has 

elected to Re-Power one or more of Units 1, 2, and 3 at Big Bend, then Tampa Electric 

shall complete all steps necessary to accomplish such Re-Powering in a time frame to 

commence operation of the Re-Powered Unit(s) no later than May 1, 2010. Any Unit(s) 

to be replaced by a Re-Powered Unit may continue to operate until the earlier of six 

months after the date the Re-Powered Unit begins commercial operation or December 

31, 2010. Tampa Electric shall timely apply for a preconstruction permit under Rule 62-

212, F.A.C., prior to commencing construction of any Re-Powered Unit at Big Bend. In 

applying for such permit Tampa Electric shall seek, as part of the permit, provisions 

requiring installation of SCR or other EPA approved control technology and a NOx 

Emission Rate no greater than 3.5 ppm. Tampa Electric shall operate any Unit RePowered under this Paragraph to meet an Emission Rate for NOx of no greater than 3.5 

ppm or the rate established in the preconstruction permit, whichever is more stringent. 

Notwithstanding the provisions of this Paragraph or the definition of Re-Power in this 

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Consent Decree, Tampa Electric may also elect to fuel Units 1, 2, or 3 with a gaseous 

fuel other than or in addition to natural gas, if and only if Tampa Electric applies for and 

secures a PSD permit before using such fuel in any of these Units, complies with all 

requirements issued in such a permit, and complies with all requirements of this Consent 

Decree applicable to Re-Powering. 

39.	 Requirements Applicable to Big Bend Units 1, 2, and/or 3 if Shutdown. If Tampa 

Electric elects to Shutdown one or more of Units1, 2, and 3, Tampa Electric shall 

complete Shutdown of the first such Unit on or before May 1, 2008; of the second Unit, 

if applicable, on or before May 1, 2009, and of the third Unit, if applicable, on or before 

May 1, 2010. Notwithstanding the requirements of this Paragraph, Tampa Electric may 

retain any Unit Shutdown pursuant to this Paragraph on Reserve / Standby. If Tampa 

Electric later decides to restart such Unit retained on Reserve / Standby by Re-Powering 

it then, prior to such restart, Tampa Electric shall timely apply for a PSD permit for the 

Unit(s) to be Re-Powered, and Tampa Electric shall abide by the permit issued as result 

of that application, including installation of BACT and its corresponding Emission Rate 

determined at the time of the restart. Tampa Electric shall operate each Unit Re-Powered 

under this Paragraph to meet an Emission Rate for NOx of no greater than 3.5 ppm or the 

Emission Rate established in the PSD permit, whichever is more stringent. Tampa 

Electric shall provide a copy of any permit application(s), proposed permit(s), and 

permit(s) to the United States as specified in Paragraph 82 (Notice). Upon Shutdown of 

a Unit under this Paragraph, Tampa Electric may never again use coal to fire that Unit. 

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For any Unit Shutdown and placed on on Reserve / Standby under this Paragraph, and 

notwithstanding the definition of Re-Power in this Consent Decree, Tampa Electric also 

may elect to fuel such a Unit with a gaseous fuel other than or in addition to natural gas, 

if and only if Tampa Electric: applies for and secures a PSD permit before using such 

fuel in any of such Unit, complies with all requirements issued in such a permit, and 

complies with all requirements of this Consent Decree applicable to Re-Powering. 

40. Further SO2 Reduction Requirements if Big Bend Units 1, 2, or 3 Remains Coal-fired. 

If Tampa Electric elects under Paragraph 36 to continue combusting coal at Units 1, 2, 

and/or 3, Tampa Electric shall meet the following requirements. 

A. Removal Efficiency or Emission Rate. Commencing on dates set forth in 

Subparagraph C and continuing thereafter, Tampa Electric shall operate coal-fired 

Units and the scrubbers that serve those Units so that emissions from the Units 

shall meet at least one of the following limits: 

(1) the scrubber shall remove at least 95% of the SO2 in the flue gas that entered 

the scrubber; or 

(2) the Emission Rate for SO2 from each Unit does not exceed 0.25 lb/mmBTU. 

B. Availability Criteria. Commencing on the deadlines set in this Paragraph and 

continuing thereafter, Tampa Electric shall not allow emissions of SO2 from Big 

Bend Units 1, 2, or 3 without scrubbing the flue gas from those Units and using 

other equipment designed to control SO2 emissions. Notwithstanding the 

preceding sentence, to the extent that the Clean Air Act New Source Performance 

Standards identify circumstances during which Bend Unit 4 may operate without 

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its scrubber, this Consent Decree shall allow Big Bend Units1, 2, and/or 3 to 

operate when those same circumstances are present at Big Bend Units 1, 2, 

and/or 3. 

C.	 Deadlines. Big Bend Unit 3 and the scrubber(s) serving it shall be subject to the 

requirements of this Paragraph beginning January 1, 2010 and continuing 

thereafter. Until January 1, 2010, Tampa Electric shall control S02 emissions 

from Unit 3 as required by Paragraphs 30 and 31. Big Bend Units 1 and 2 and 

the scrubber(s) serving them shall be subject to the requirements of this Paragraph 

beginning January 1, 2013 and continuing thereafter. Until January 1, 2013, 

Tampa Electric shall control S02 emissions from Units 1 and 2 as required by 

Paragraphs 29 and 31. 

D.	 Nothing in this Consent Decree shall alter requirements of NSPS, 40 C.F.R. Part 

60 Subpart Da, that apply to operation of Unit 4 and the scrubber serving it. 

C. BIG BEND AND GANNON -- PERMITS AND RESOLUTION OF CLAIMS 

41.	 Timely Application for Permits. Except as otherwise stated in this Consent Decree, in 

any instance where otherwise applicable law or this Consent Decree requires Tampa 

Electric to secure a permit to authorize constructing or operating any device under this 

Consent Decree, Tampa Electric shall make such application in a timely manner. Such 

applications shall be completed and submitted to the appropriate authorities to allow 

sufficient time for all legally required processing and review of the permit request. 

Failure to comply with this provision shall bar any use by Tampa Electric of the Force 

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Majeure provisions of this Consent Decree. 

42. Title V Permits. 

A.	 On or before January 1, 2004, Tampa Electric shall apply for a Title V Permit(s), 

or for an amendment to an existing Title V Permit(s), to include all performance, 

operational, maintenance, and control technology requirements established by or 

determined under this Consent Decree for Gannon, including but not limited to 

Emission Rates, removal efficiencies, limits on fuel use (including those imposed 

on Re-Powered or Shutdown Units), and operation and maintenance optimization 

requirements. 

B.	 On or before January 1, 2009, Tampa Electric shall apply for a Title V Permit(s), 

or for an amendment to an existing Title V Permit(s), to include all performance, 

operational, maintenance, and control technology requirements established by or 

determined under this Consent Decree for Big Bend, including but not limited to 

Emission Rates, removal efficiencies, limits on fuel use (including those imposed 

on Re-Powered or Shutdown Units), and operation and maintenance optimization 

requirements. 

C.	 Except as this Consent Decree expressly requires otherwise, this Consent Decree 

shall not be construed to require Tampa Electric to apply for or obtain a permit 

pursuant to the Prevention of Significant Deterioration requirements of the Clean 

Air Act for any work performed by Tampa Electric within the scope of the 

Resolution of Claims provisions of Paragraphs 43 and 44, below. 

43. Resolution of Past Claims - This Consent Decree resolves all of Plaintiff 

s civil claims 

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for liability arising from violations of either: (1) the Prevention of Significant


Deterioration or Non-Attainment provisions of Parts C and D of the Clean Air Act, 42


U.S.C. § 7401, et seq at Units at Big Bend or Gannon, or (2) 40 C.F.R. Section 60.14 at


Units at Big Bend or Gannon, that :


A. are alleged in the Complaint filed November 3, 1999, or in the NOV issued on


that date; 

B. could have been alleged by the United States in the Complaint filed November 3, 

1999, or in the NOV issued on that date; or 

C.	 have arisen from Tampa Electric s actions that occurred between November 3, 

1999 and the date on which this Consent Decree is entered by the Court. 

44.	 Resolution of Future Claims - Covenant not to Sue . The United States covenants not to 

sue Tampa Electric for civil claims arising from the Prevention of Significant 

Deterioration or Non-Attainment provisions of Parts C and D of the Clean Air Act, 42 

U.S.C. § 7401 et seq., at Big Bend or Gannon Units and that are based on failure to 

obtain PSD or nonattainment New Source Review (NSR) permits for: 

A. work that this Consent Decree expressly directs Tampa Electric to undertake; or 

B. physical changes or changes in the method of operation of Big Bend or Gannon 

Units not required by this Consent Decree, if and only if: 

(1)	 such change is commenced after Tampa Electric is implementing the plan, 

or the first phase of the plan if applicable, approved by EPA under 

Paragraph 31 (Optimizing Availability of Scrubbers), 

(2) such change is commenced, within the meaning of 40 C.F.R. Section 

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52.21(b)(9), during the time this Consent Decree applies to the Unit at 

which this change has been made ; 

(3) Tampa Electric is otherwise in compliance with this Consent Decree; 

(4) hourly Emission Rates of NOX, SO2, or PM at the changed Unit(s) do not 

exceed their respective hourly Emission Rates prior to the change, as 

measured by 40 C.F.R. § 60.14(h); and 

(5) 	 in any calendar year following the change, emissions of no pollutant 

within the scope of Total Baseline Emissions exceed the emissions of that 

pollutant in the Total Baseline Emissions. 

45.	 Separate Limitation on Resolution of Claims. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 

XIII ( Termination ), the provisions of Paragraph 44 ( Resolution of Future Claims -

Covenant Not to Sue  ) shall terminate at Gannon and Big Bend, as follows. On 

December 31, 2006, the provisions of Paragraph 44 shall terminate and be of no further 

effect as to physical changes or changes in the method of operation at Gannon. On 

December 31, 2012, the provisions of Paragraph 44 shall terminate and be of no further 

effect as to physical changes or changes in the method of operation at Big Bend. If 

Tampa Electric Re-Powers any Unit at Big Bend under the terms provided by this 

Consent Decree, then for each such Unit the provisions of Paragraph 44 shall terminate 

two years after each such Unit is Re-Powered or on December 31, 2012, whichever is 

earlier. 

46.	 Exclusion of Certain Emission Allowances. For any and all actions taken by Tampa 

Electric pursuant to the terms of this Consent Decree, including but not limited to 

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upgrading of ESPs and scrubbers, installation of NOx controls, Re-Powering, and 

Shutdown, Tampa Electric shall not use or sell any resulting NOx or SO2 emission 

allowances or credits in any emission trading or marketing program of any kind; 

provided, however, that: 

A.	 SO2 credits allocated to Tampa Electric by the Administrator of EPA under the 

Act, due to the Re-Powering or Shutdown of Gannon, may be retained by Tampa 

Electric during the year in which they are allocated, but only for Tampa Electric s 

own use in meeting any acid rain requirement imposed under the Act. For any 

such allowances not used by Tampa Electric for this purpose by June 30 of the 

following calendar year, Tampa Electric shall not use, sell, trade, or otherwise 

transfer these allowances for its benefit or the benefit of a third party unless such 

a transfer would result in the retiring of such allowances without their ever being 

used. 

B.	 If Tampa Electric decides to Re-Power any Unit at Big Bend, then Tampa 

Electric shall be entitled to retain for any purpose under law the difference 

between the emission allowances that would have resulted from installing BACTlevel NOx and SO2 controls at the existing coal-fired Unit and the emission 

allowances that result from Re-Powering that Unit. Before Tampa Electric uses 

any allowances within the scope of this Subparagraph, Tampa Electric shall 

submit the calculation of the net emission allowances for approval by the United 

States. 

C. Nothing in this Consent Decree shall preclude Tampa Electric from using or 

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selling emission allowances arising from Tampa Electric 

s activities occurring 

prior to December 31, 1999, or Tampa Electric s activities after that date that are 

not related to actions required of Tampa Electric under this Consent Decree. The 

United States and Tampa Electric agree that the operation of the SO2 scrubber 

serving Big Bend Units 1 and 2 meets the requirements of this Subparagraph, 

and that emission allowances resulting from the operation of this scrubber shall 

not be treated as an activity related to or required under this Consent Decree. 

V. REPORTING AND RECORD KEEPING 

47.	 Beginning at the end of the first calendar quarter after entry of this Consent Decree, and 

in addition to any other express reporting requirement in this Consent Decree, Tampa 

Electric shall submit to EPA a quarterly report, consistent with the form attached to this 

Consent Decree as the Appendix, within thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar 

quarter until this Consent Decree is terminated. 

48. Tampa Electric s report shall be signed by Tampa Electric s Vice President, 

Environmental and Fuels, or, in his or her absence, Vice President, Energy Supply, or 

higher ranking official, and shall contain the following certification: 

I certify under penalty of law that this information was prepared under my 

direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified 

personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my 

directions and my inquiry of the person(s) who manage the system, or the person(s) 

directly responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the 

best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I understand that there 

are significant penalties for making misrepresentations to or misleading the United 

States. 

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VI. CIVIL PENALTY 

49.	 Within thirty (30) calendar days of entry of this Consent Decree, Tampa Electric shall 

pay to the United States a civil penalty in the amount of $3.5 million. The civil penalty 

shall be paid by Electronic Funds Transfer ("EFT") to the United States Department of 

Justice, in accordance with current EFT procedures, referencing the USAO File Number 

and DOJ Case Number 90-5-2-1-06932 and the civil action case name and case number 

of this action. The costs of such EFT shall be Tampa Electric s responsibility. Payment 

shall be made in accordance with instructions provided by the Financial Litigation Unit 

of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida. Any funds received after 

11:00 a.m. (EST) shall be credited on the next business day. Tampa Electric shall 

provide notice of payment, referencing the USAO File Number, DOJ Case Number 90-5-

2-1- 06932, and the civil action case name and case number, to the Department of Justice 

and to EPA, as provided in Paragraph 82 (Notice). Failure to timely pay the civil penalty 

shall subject Tampa Electric to interest accruing from the date payment is due until the 

date payment is made at the rate prescribed by 28 U.S.C. § 1961, and shall render Tampa 

Electric liable for all charges, costs, fees, and penalties established by law for the benefit 

of a creditor or of the United States in securing payment. 

VII. NOx REDUCTION PROJECTS AND MITIGATION PROJECTS 

50.	 Tampa Electric shall submit plans for and shall implement the NOx

Mitigation Projects (referred to together as  Projects  ) described in this Section, and in 

Paragraph 35 of this Consent Decree, in compliance with the schedules and terms of this 

Reduction and Other 

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Consent Decree. In performing these Projects, Tampa Electric shall spend no less than 

$10 million in Project Dollars, in total, unless the Additional NOx Reduction Project(s) 

selected under Paragraph 52.C is estimated to cost more than $5 million, in which case 

Tampa Electric shall spend no less than $10 million but no more than $11 million in 

Project Dollars, in total. Tampa Electric shall expend the full amount of the Project 

Dollars required by this Paragraph on or before May 1, 2010. Tampa Electric shall 

maintain for review by EPA, upon its request, all documents identifying Project Dollars 

spent by Tampa Electric. 

51.	 All plans and reports prepared by Tampa Electric pursuant to the requirements of 

Paragraph 35 and this Section of the Consent Decree shall be publicly available without 

charge. 

52. Tampa Electric shall submit the required plans for and complete the following Projects: 

A. Early NOx reductions through combustion optimization as described in Paragraph 

35 of this Consent Decree. 

B.	 Performance of Air Chemistry Work in Tampa Bay Estuary. Tampa Electric 

shall expend no more than $2 million Project Dollars in conducting or financing 

stack tests, emissions estimation, ambient air monitoring, data acquisition and 

analysis, and any combination thereof that: (1) is not otherwise required by law, 

(2) will provide data or analysis that is not already available, (3) will 

complement work carried out by other persons examining the air chemistry of 

Tampa Bay Estuary, and (4) will help close gaps in current understanding of air 

chemistry in the Tampa Bay Estuary. Tampa Electric shall either conduct this 

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work itself, fund other persons already conducting such work on a non-profit 

basis, or both. For work Tampa Electric intends to conduct itself, the company 

shall describe the proposed work and a schedule for completion to EPA, in 

writing, at least 90 days prior to the date on which Tampa Electric intends to start 

such work, including an explanation of why the proposed work meets all the 

requirements of this Subparagraph. Unless EPA objects to the proposed work on 

the grounds it does not comply with the requirements of this Subparagraph, 

Tampa Electric shall undertake and complete the work according to the proposed 

schedule. If Tampa Electric elects to spend some or all of the $2 million Project 

Dollars to finance work to be performed by other persons or organizations, the 

company shall provide to EPA for review and approval a plan that describes the 

work to be performed, the persons or organizations conducting the work, the 

schedule for its completion, the schedule for Tampa Electric s payments, and an 

explanation of why the proposed payment(s) meets all the requirements of this 

Subparagraph. The plan shall be provided to EPA at least 90 days prior to the 

date on which Tampa Electric will begin transferring the money to finance such 

work. All payments to persons or organizations under such a plan shall be 

completed by Tampa Electric no later than June 30, 2002. Before Tampa Electric 

makes such payments for the benefit of any person or organization carrying out 

work under this Paragraph, Tampa Electric shall secure a written, signed 

commitment from such person to provide Tampa Electric and EPA with the 

results of the work. 

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C. Additional NOx Reductions Project(s). 

(1)	 General Requirement. Tampa Electric shall expend the remainder of the 

Project Dollars required under this Consent Decree to: (i) demonstrate 

innovative NOx control technologies on any of its Units or boilers at 

Gannon or Big Bend not Shutdown or on Reserve / Standby; and/or (ii) 

reduce the NOx Emission Rate for any Big Bend coal-combusting Unit 

below the lowest rate otherwise applicable to it under this Consent Decree. 

(2) For any Project(s) at Gannon. If Tampa Electric elects to undertake a 

project on an eligible Gannon Unit(s) to demonstrate any innovative NOx 

control technology, within six months after entry of this Consent Decree 

Tampa Electric shall submit a plan to EPA, for review and approval, 

which sets forth: (a) the NOx demonstration or innovative control 

technology projects being proposed; (b) the anticipated cost of the 

projects; (c) the reduction in NOx or other environmental benefits 

anticipated to result from the project, and (d) a schedule for 

implementation of the project providing for commencement and 

completion in accordance with the requirements of this Subparagraph. . 

EPA shall complete its review of this plan within 60 days after receipt. If 

such project is approved, Tampa Electric shall complete installation of 

the technology no later than December 31, 2004 as part of the RePowering of such Units; provided, however, that nothing in this Paragraph 

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alters Tampa Electric 

s obligation under Paragraph 26 of this Consent 

Decree. 

(3)	 For any Project(s) at Big Bend. At least three (3) years prior to the date on 

which the expenditure of any Project Dollars is to commence on Big Bend 

under this Subparagraph C, Tampa Electric shall submit a plan to EPA for 

review and approval which sets forth: (a) the NOx demonstration or 

innovative control technology projects being proposed; (b) the anticipated 

cost of the projects; (c) the reduction in NOx or other environmental 

benefits anticipated to result from the project, and (d) a schedule for 

implementation of the project providing for commencement and 

completion in accordance with the requirements of this Subparagraph. If 

EPA approves the projects contained in the plan, Tampa Electric shall 

implement the project(s). Projects that would demonstrate innovative 

NOx control technology or reduce the NOx Emission Rate for any Big 

Bend coal-fired or Re-Powered Unit shall be operating and achieving 

reductions or demonstrating the performance of the innovative 

technology, as applicable, not later than May 1, 2010. 

(4)	 Follow-up Report(s). Within sixty (60) days following the 

implementation of each EPA-approved project, Tampa Electric shall 

submit to EPA a report that documents the date that all aspects of the 

project were implemented, Tampa Electric s results in implementing the 

project, including the emission reductions or other environmental benefits 

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achieved, and the Project Dollars expended by Tampa Electric in 

implementing the project. 

VIII. STIPULATED PENALTIES 

53. For purposes of this Consent Decree, within thirty days after written demand from the 

United States, and subject to the provisions of Sections X (Force Majeure) and XI 

(Dispute Resolution), Tampa Electric shall pay the following stipulated penalties to the 

United States for each failure by Tampa Electric to comply with the terms of this 

Consent Decree. 

A. For failure to pay timely the civil penalty as specified in Section VI of this 

Consent Decree, $10,000 per day. 

B. For all violations of a 24 hour Emission Rate (1) Less than 5% in excess of 

limit: $4,000 per day, per violation; (2) more than 5% but less than 10% in excess 

of limit: $9,000 per day per violation; (3) equal to or greater than 10% in excess 

of limit: $27,500 per day, per violation 

C.	 For all violations of 30-day rolling average Emission Rates (1) Less than 5% 

in excess of limit: $150 per day per violation; (2) more than 5% but less than 

10% in excess of limit: $300 per day per violation; (3) equal to or greater than 

10% in excess of limit: $800 per day per violation. Violation of an Emission 

Rate that is based on a 30 day rolling average is a violation on every day of the 30 

day period on which the average is based . Where a violation of a 30 day rolling 

monthly average Emission Rate (for the same pollutant and from the same 

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source) recurs within periods less than 30 days, Tampa Electric shall not pay a 

daily stipulated penalty for any day of the recurrence for which a stipulated 

penalty has already been paid. 

D.	 For all violations of a 95% removal efficiency requirement (1) For removal 

efficiency less than 95% but greater than or equal to 94%, $4,000 per day, per 

violation; (2) for removal efficiency less than 94% but greater than or equal to 

91%, $9,000 per day, per violation; (3) for removal efficiency less than 91%, 

$27,500 per day, per violation. For all violations of a 93% removal efficiency 

requirement (1) For removal efficiency less than 93% but greater than or equal 

to 92%, $4,000 per day, per violation; (2) for removal efficiency less than 92% 

but greater than or equal to 90%, $9,000 per day, per violation; (3) for removal 

efficiency less than 90%, $27,500 per day, per violation; 

E.	 Violation of deadlines for Shutdown of boilers or Units or megawatt capacity  

$27,500 per day, per violation. 

F.	 Failure to apply for the permits required by Paragraphs 26, 27, 34, 38, and 42  

$1,000 per day, per violation. 

G.	 Failure to implement the recommendations of the PM BACT Analysis or the PM 

optimization study by May 1, 2004 $5,000 per day, per violation for first 30 

days; $15,000 per day, per violation, for next 30 days; $27,500 per day, per 

violation, thereafter. 

H.	 Failure to commence combustion optimization at Big Bend Units 1, 2, or 3 on or 

before May 30, 2003 as required by Paragraph 35, $10,000 per day, per violation. 

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I. Failure to operate the scrubbers at Big Bend Units 1, 2, or 3 on any day except as 

permitted by Paragraphs 29, 30, or 31, $27,500 per day, per violation. 

J. Failure to submit quarterly progress and monitoring report $100 per day, per 

violation, for first ten days late, and $500 per day for each day thereafter. 

K.	 Failure to complete timely any action or payment required by or established under 

Subparagraph 52(B) (Performance of Air Chemistry Work in Tampa Bay 

Estuary), $5,000 per day, per violation 

L.	 Failure to perform NOx reduction or demonstration project(s), by the deadline(s) 

established in Subparagraph 52.C (Additional NOx Reductions Project(s)), 

$10,000 per day, per violation; 

M.	 For failure to spend at least the number of Project Dollars required by this 

Consent Decree by date specified in Paragraph 50, $5,000 per day, per violation; 

N.	 Violation of any Consent Decree prohibition on use of allowances as provided in 

Paragraph 46 three times the market value of the improperly used allowance as 

measured at the time of the improper use. 

54.	 Should Tampa Electric dispute its obligation to pay part or all of a stipulated penalty 

demanded by the United States, it may avoid the imposition of a separate stipulated 

penalty for the failure to pay the disputed penalty by depositing the disputed amount in a 

commercial escrow account pending resolution of the matter and by invoking the Dispute 

Resolution provisions of this Consent Decree within the time provided in this Section 

VIII of the Consent Decree for payment of the disputed penalty. If the dispute is 

thereafter resolved in Tampa Electric's favor, the escrowed amount plus accrued interest 

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shall be returned to Tampa Electric. If the dispute is resolved in favor of the United 

States, it shall be entitled to the escrowed amount determined to be due by the Court, 

plus accrued interest. The balance in the escrow account, if any, shall be returned to 

Tampa Electric. 

55.	 The United States reserves the right to pursue any other remedies to which it is entitled, 

including, but not limited to, a new civil enforcement action and additional injunctive 

relief for Tampa Electric's violations of this Consent Decree. If the United States elects to 

seek civil or contempt penalties after having collected stipulated penalties for the same 

violation, any further penalty awarded shall be reduced by the amount of the stipulated 

penalty timely paid or escrowed by Tampa Electric. Tampa Electric shall not be required 

to remit any stipulated penalty to the United States that is disputed in compliance with 

Part XI of this Consent Decree until the dispute is resolved in favor of the United States. 

However, nothing in this Paragraph shall be construed to cease the accrual of the 

stipulated penalties until the dispute is resolved. 

IX. RIGHT OF ENTRY 

56.	 Any authorized representative of EPA or an appropriate state agency, including 

independent contractors, upon presentation of credentials, shall have a right of entry upon 

the premises of Tampa Electric's plants identified herein at any reasonable time for the 

purpose of monitoring compliance with the provisions of this Consent Decree, including 

inspecting plant equipment and inspecting and copying all records maintained by Tampa 

Electric required by this Consent Decree. Tampa Electric shall retain such records for a 

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period of twelve (12) years from the date of entry of this Consent Decree. Nothing in 

this Consent Decree shall limit the authority of EPA to conduct tests and inspections at 

Tampa Electric s facilities under Section 114 of the Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7414. 

X. FORCE MAJEURE 

57.	 If any event occurs which causes or may cause a delay in complying with any provision 

of this Consent Decree, Tampa Electric shall notify the United States in writing as soon 

as practicable, but in no event later than seven (7) business days following the date 

Tampa Electric first knew, or within ten (10) business days following the date Tampa 

Electric should have known by the exercise of due diligence, that the event caused or 

may cause such delay. In this notice Tampa Electric shall reference this Paragraph of 

this Consent Decree and describe the anticipated length of time the delay may persist, the 

cause or causes of the delay, the measures taken or to be taken by Tampa Electric to 

prevent or minimize the delay, and the schedule by which those measures will be 

implemented. Tampa Electric shall adopt all reasonable measures to avoid or minimize 

such delays. 

58.	 Failure by Tampa Electric to comply with the notice requirements of Paragraph 57 shall 

render this Section X voidable by the United States as to the specific event for which 

Tampa Electric has failed to comply with such notice requirement. If voided, the 

provisions of this Section shall have no effect as to the particular event involved. 

59.	 The United States shall notify Tampa Electric in writing regarding Tampa Electric's 

claim of a delay in performance within (15) fifteen business days of receipt of the Force 

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Majeure notice provided under Paragraph 57. If the United States agrees that the delay 

in performance has been or will be caused by circumstances beyond the control of 

Tampa Electric, including any entity controlled by Tampa Electric, and that Tampa 

Electric could not have prevented the delay through the exercise of due diligence, the 

parties shall stipulate to an extension of the required deadline(s) for all requirement(s) 

affected by the delay for a period equivalent to the delay actually caused by such 

circumstances. Such stipulation shall be filed as a modification to this Consent Decree in 

order to be effective. Tampa Electric shall not be liable for stipulated penalties for the 

period of any such delay. 

60.	 If the United States does not accept Tampa Electric's claim of a delay in performance, to 

avoid the imposition of stipulated penalties Tampa Electric must submit the matter to this 

Court for resolution by filing a petition for determination. Once Tampa Electric has 

submitted the matter, the United States shall have fifteen business days to file its 

response. If Tampa Electric submits the matter to this Court for resolution, and the 

Court determines that the delay in performance has been or will be caused by 

circumstances beyond the control of Tampa Electric, including any entity controlled by 

Tampa Electric, and that Tampa Electric could not have prevented the delay by the 

exercise of due diligence, Tampa Electric shall be excused as to that event(s) and delay 

(including stipulated penalties otherwise applicable), but only for the period of time 

equivalent to the delay caused by such circumstances. 

61.	 Tampa Electric shall bear the burden of proving that any delay in performance of any 

requirement of this Consent Decree was caused by or will be caused by circumstances 

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beyond its control, including any entity controlled by it, and that Tampa Electric could 

not have prevented the delay by the exercise of due diligence. Tampa Electric shall also 

bear the burden of proving the duration and extent of any delay(s) attributable to such 

circumstances. An extension of one compliance date based on a particular event may, 

but will not necessarily, result in an extension of a subsequent compliance date. 

62.	 Unanticipated or increased costs or expenses associated with the performance of Tampa 

Electric's obligations under this Consent Decree shall not constitute circumstances 

beyond the control of Tampa Electric or serve as a basis for an extension of time under 

this Section. However, failure of a permitting authority to issue a necessary permit in a 

timely fashion may constitute a Force Majeure event where the failure of the permitting 

authority to act is beyond the control of Tampa Electric and Tampa Electric has taken all 

steps available to it to obtain the necessary permit, including, but not limited to, 

submitting a complete permit application, responding to requests for additional 

information by the permitting authority in a timely fashion, accepting lawful permit 

terms and conditions, and prosecuting appeals of any allegedly unlawful terms and 

conditions imposed by the permitting authority in an expeditious fashion. 

63.	 The parties agree that, depending upon the circumstances related to an event and Tampa 

Electric  s response to such circumstances, the kinds of events listed below could also 

qualify as Force Majeure events within the meaning of this Section X of the Consent 

Decree: Construction, labor, or equipment delays; natural gas and gas transportation 

availability delays;acts of God; and the failure of an innovative technology approved 

under Paragraph 26.B and 52.C. 

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64.	 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Consent Decree, this Court shall not draw 

any inferences nor establish any presumptions adverse to either party as a result of 

Tampa Electric delivering a notice pursuant to this Section or the parties' inability to 

reach agreement on a dispute under this Part. 

65.	 As part of the resolution of any matter submitted to this Court under this Section, the 

parties by agreement, or this Court by order, may in appropriate circumstances extend or 

modify the schedule for completion of work under this Consent Decree to account for the 

delay in the work that occurred as a result of any delay agreed to by the United States or 

approved by this Court. Tampa Electric shall be liable for stipulated penalties for its 

failure thereafter to complete the work in accordance with the extended or modified 

schedule. 

XI. DISPUTE RESOLUTION 

66.	 The dispute resolution procedure provided by this Section XI shall be available to resolve 

all disputes arising under this Consent Decree, except as provided in Section X regarding 

Force Majeure, or in this Section XI, provided that the party making such application has 

made a good faith attempt to resolve the matter with the other party. 

67.	 The dispute resolution procedure required herein shall be invoked by one party to this 

Consent Decree giving written notice to another advising of a dispute pursuant to this 

Section XI. The notice shall describe the nature of the dispute and shall state the noticing 

party's position with regard to such dispute. The party receiving such a notice shall 

acknowledge receipt of the notice, and the parties shall expeditiously schedule a meeting 

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to discuss the dispute informally not later than fourteen (14) days following receipt of 

such notice. 

68. Disputes submitted to dispute resolution under this Section shall, in the first instance, be 

the subject of informal negotiations between the parties. Such period of informal 

negotiations shall not extend beyond thirty (30) calendar days from the date of the first 

meeting between representatives of the United States and Tampa Electric unless the 

parties' representatives agree to shorten or extend this period. 

69.	 If the parties are unable to reach agreement during the informal negotiation period, the 

United States shall provide Tampa Electric with a written summary of its position 

regarding the dispute. The written position provided by the United States shall be 

considered binding unless, within thirty (30) calendar days thereafter, Tampa Electric 

files with this Court a petition which describes the nature of the dispute and seeks 

resolution. The United States may respond to the petition within forty-five (45) calendar 

days of filing. 

70.	 Where the nature of the dispute is such that a more timely resolution of the issue is 

required, the time periods set out in this Section may be shortened upon motion of one 

of the parties to the dispute. 

71.	 This Court shall not draw any inferences nor establish any presumptions adverse to either 

party as a result of invocation of this Section or the parties' inability to reach agreement. 

72.	 As part of the resolution of any dispute under this Section, in appropriate circumstances 

the parties may agree, or this Court may order, an extension or modification of the 

schedule for completion of work under this Consent Decree to account for the delay that 

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occurred as a result of dispute resolution. Tampa Electric shall be liable for stipulated 

penalties for its failure thereafter to complete the work in accordance with the extended 

or modified schedule. 

73.	 The Court shall decide all disputes pursuant to applicable principles of law for resolving 

such disputes; provided, however, that the United States and Tampa Electric reserve their 

rights to argue for what the applicable standard of law should be for resolving any 

particular dispute. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence of this Paragraph, as to 

disputes arising under Paragraph 32, the Court shall sustain the position of the United 

States as to the BACT Analysis recommendations and the optimization study measures 

that should be installed and implemented, unless Tampa Electric demonstrates that the 

position of the United States is arbitrary or capricious. 

XII. GENERAL PROVISIONS 

74.	 Effect of Settlement. This Consent Decree is not a permit; compliance with its terms 

does not guarantee compliance with all applicable Federal, State or Local laws or 

regulations. 

75.	 Satisfaction of all of the requirements of this Consent Decree constitutes full settlement 

of and shall resolve and release Tampa Electric from all civil liability of Tampa Electric 

to the United States for the claims referred to in Paragraphs 43 and 44 of this Consent 

Decree. This Consent Decree does not apply to any claim(s) of alleged criminal liability, 

which are reserved. 

76. In any subsequent administrative or judicial action initiated by the United States for 

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injunctive relief or civil penalties relating to the facilities covered by this Consent 

Decree, Tampa Electric shall not assert any defense or claim based upon principles of 

waiver, res judicata, collateral estoppel, issue preclusion, claim splitting, or other defense 

based upon any contention that the claims raised by the United States in the subsequent 

proceeding were brought, or should have been brought, in the instant case; provided, 

however, that nothing in this Paragraph is intended to affect the enforceability of the 

Resolution of Claims provisions of Paragraphs 43 and 44 of this Consent Decree.. 

77.	 Other Laws. Except as specifically provided by this Consent Decree, nothing in this 

Consent Decree shall relieve Tampa Electric of its obligation to comply with all 

applicable Federal, State and Local laws and regulations. Subject to Paragraph 43 and 

44, nothing contained in this Consent Decree shall be construed to prevent or limit the 

United States' rights to obtain penalties or injunctive relief under the Clean Air Act or 

other federal, state or local statutes or regulations. 

78.	 Third Parties. This Consent Decree does not limit, enlarge or affect the rights of any 

party to this Consent Decree as against any third parties. 

79. Costs. Each party to this action shall bear its own costs and attorneys' fees. 

80.	 Public Documents. All information and documents submitted by Tampa Electric to the 

United States pursuant to this Consent Decree shall be subject to public inspection, unless 

subject to legal privileges or protection or identified and supported as business 

confidential by Tampa Electric in accordance with 40 C.F.R. Part 2. 

81.	 Public Comments. The parties agree and acknowledge that final approval by the United 

States and entry of this Consent Decree is subject to the requirements of 28 C.F.R. § 

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50.7, which provides for notice of the lodging of this Consent Decree in the Federal 

Register, an opportunity for public comment, and the right of the United States to 

withdraw or withhold consent if the comments disclose facts or considerations which 

indicate that the Consent Decree is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. 

82. Notice. Unless otherwise provided herein, notifications to or communications with the 

United States or Tampa Electric shall be deemed submitted on the date they are 

postmarked and sent either by overnight mail, return receipt requested, or by certified or 

registered mail, return receipt requested. Except as otherwise provided herein, when 

written notification to or communication with the United States, EPA, or Tampa Electric 

is required by the terms of this Consent Decree, it shall be addressed as follows: 

As to the United States of America: 

For U.S. DOJ  

Chief 


Environmental Enforcement Section 


Environment and Natural Resources Division 


U.S. Department of Justice 


P.O. Box 7611, Ben Franklin Station 


Washington, D.C. 20044-7611


DJ# 90-5-2-1-06932


Whitney L. Schmidt 


Coordinator, Affirmative Civil Enforcement Program


Office of the United States Attorney


Middle District of Florida


400 N. Tampa Street


Tampa, FL 33602


For U.S. EPA 


Director, Air Enforcement Division


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Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance


U.S. Environmental Protection Agency


Ariel Rios Building [2242A]


1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 


Washington, DC 20460 


and


Regional Administrator 


U.S. EPA Region IV


61 Forsyth Street, S.E.


Atlanta, GA 30303


As to Tampa Electric:


Sheila M. McDevitt


General Counsel


Tampa Electric Company


P.O. Box 111


Tampa, FL 333601-0111


83.	 Any party may change either the notice recipient or the address for providing notices to it 

by serving all other parties with a notice setting forth such new notice recipient or 

address. 

84.	 Modification. Except as otherwise allowed by law, there shall be no modification of this 

Consent Decree without written approval by the United States and Tampa Electric, and 

approval of such modification by the Court. 

85.	 Continuing Jurisdiction. The Court shall retain jurisdiction of this case after entry of this 

Consent Decree to enforce compliance with the terms and conditions of this Consent 

Decree and to take any action necessary or appropriate for its interpretation, construction, 

execution, or modification. During the term of this Consent Decree, any party may apply 

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to the Court for any relief necessary to construe or effectuate this Consent Decree. 

86.	 Complete Agreement. This Consent Decree constitutes the final, complete and exclusive 

agreement and understanding among the parties with respect to the settlement embodied 

in this Consent Decree. The parties acknowledge that there are no representations, 

agreements or understandings relating to the settlement other than those expressly 

contained in this Consent Decree. An Appendix is attached to and incorporated into this 

Consent Decree by this reference. 

XIII. TERMINATION 

87.	 Except as provided in Paragraphs 43, 44, and 45 (involving resolution of claims), this 

Consent Decree shall be subject to termination upon motion by either party after Tampa 

Electric satisfies all requirements of this Consent Decree, including payment of all 

stipulated penalties that may be due, installation of control technology systems as 

specified herein, the receipt of all permits specified herein, securing valid Title V Permits 

for Gannon and Big Bend that incorporate all emission and fuel limits from this Consent 

Decree as well as all operational limits established under this Consent Decree, and the 

submission of all final reports indicating satisfaction of the requirements for 

implementation of all acts called for under Part VII of this Consent Decree. 

88.	 If Tampa Electric believes it has achieved compliance with the requirements of this 

Consent Decree, then Tampa Electric shall so certify to the United States. Unless the 

United States objects in writing with specific reasons within 60 days of receipt of Tampa 

Electric s certification, the Court shall order that this Consent Decree be terminated on 

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Tampa Electric's motion. If the United States objects to Tampa Electric's certification, 

then the matter shall be submitted to the Court for resolution under Section XI of this 

Consent Decree. In such case, Tampa Electric shall bear the burden of proving that this 

Consent Decree should be terminated. 

SO ORDERED, THIS _____ DAY OF ________________ 2000. 

________________________________ 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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THROUGH ITS UNDERSIGNED REPRESENTATIVES, THE UNITED STATES AGREES


AND CONSENTS TO ENTRY OF THE FOREGOING CONSENT DECREE:


FOR PLAINTIFF


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:


Date: ______________ 

Lois J. Schiffer 

Assistant Attorney General 

Environment and Natural Resources 

Division 

United States Department of Justice 

W. Benjamin Fisherow 

Assistant Chief 

Thomas A. Mariani, Jr. 

Jon A. Mueller 

Senior Attorneys 

Environmental Enforcement Section 

United States Department of Justice 

P.O. Box 7611 

Washington, D.C. 20044 

(202) 514-4620 

Donna A. Bucella


United States Attorney for the 


Middle District of Florida


By:______________________________ 

Whitney L. Schmidt 

Affirmative Civil Enforcement Coordinator 

Assistant United States Attorney 

United States Attorney s Office 

Middle District of Florida 

Florida Bar No. 0337129 

Tampa, Florida 33602 

(813) 274-6000 

(813) 274-6198 (facsimile) 
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______________________________________ 


Steven A. Herman


Assistant Administrator for Office of Enforcement


and Compliance Assurance 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

Washington, D.C. 

______________________________________ 

Bruce Buckheit 

Director 

Gregory Jaffe 

Senior Enforcement Counsel 

Air Enforcement Division


Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance


U.S. Environmental Protection Agency


Washington, D.C.

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__________________________________________________________________________


John H. Hankinson 


Regional Administrator


U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Region IV)


Atlanta, Georgia

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THROUGH ITS UNDERSIGNED REPRESENTATIVES, TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY 

AGREES AND CONSENTS TO ENTRY OF THE FOREGOING CONSENT DECREE 

FOR TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY 

___________________________ 
 Date: ____________

John B. Ramil


President


Tampa Electric Company


___________________________


Sheila M. McDevitt


General Counsel


Tampa Electric Company