Clean Air Act stationary source · ICIS-AIR IA0000001907700015
POET BIOREFINING - MENLO, LLC, Menlo, IA: Clean Air Act compliance record, inspections, violations, penalties
- OperatingOperating status
- Major sourceEmissions classification
- No Violation IdentifiedCurrent violation status, as filed
- 4Compliance evaluations since January 1, 2017
- 0High-priority violations since January 1, 2017
- 1Formal enforcement actions since January 1, 2017
POET BIOREFINING - MENLO, LLC, at 3363 TALON AVE, Menlo in Guthrie County, Iowa, is an operating major source of air pollution on EPA’s ICIS-AIR register. EPA’s file records its current violation status (ICIS-AIR’s high-priority violation field) as “No Violation Identified”. The status and classification are as EPA’s facility file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the source’s current standing, quarter by quarter.
Identity
| Facility as filed | POET BIOREFINING - MENLO, LLC |
|---|---|
| ICIS-AIR ID | IA0000001907700015 |
| EPA facility registry ID | 110038365685 |
| Operating status | Operating |
| Emissions classification | Major source |
| Current violation status (ICIS-AIR high-priority violation field) | No Violation Identified |
| Address | 3363 TALON AVE, Menlo, IA 50164 |
| County | Guthrie County |
| In a nonattainment county | No (EPA Green Book) |
| Industry (NAICS) | Chemical manufacturing (NAICS 3251) |
| SIC code | 2869 |
| EPA region | 07 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-AIR facility file (ECHO download).
Programs and pollutants
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-AIR download does not include its program, pollutant and Title V certification files, so this page does not list the Clean Air Act programs POET BIOREFINING - MENLO, LLC is under or the pollutants it is permitted for. The programs each evaluation and violation below was recorded under are shown with it. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report lists both.
Compliance evaluations
- 4Evaluations since January 1, 2017
- 4Full compliance evaluations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 25, 2023 | FCE On-Site | State | Title V Permits |
| October 28, 2021 | FCE On-Site | State | Title V Permits |
| April 10, 2019 | FCE On-Site | U.S. EPA | MACT Standards (40 CFR Part 63); New Source Performance Standards; Operating Permits; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards |
| July 25, 2017 | FCE On-Site | State | Title V Permits |
Violations
- 5Violation determinations since January 1, 2017
- 0Of them high-priority
A high-priority violation (HPV) is the most serious class of Clean Air Act non-compliance an agency records; a federally reportable violation (FRV) is the next step down. Each row is one determination as EPA’s violation history files it.
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2025 | Earliest FRV determination | State | New Source Performance Standards |
| December 24, 2024 | Earliest FRV determination | State | Title V Permits |
| December 16, 2024 | Earliest FRV determination | State | New Source Performance Standards (Non-Major); State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards |
| August 16, 2024 | Earliest FRV determination | State | Title V Permits |
| August 10, 2021 | Earliest FRV determination | State | State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards |
Enforcement and penalties
1 formal enforcement actions since January 1, 2017, 1 of them with a penalty filed above zero. Each penalty is shown as EPA’s formal action file states it; “Not stated” means the file gives no figure, and $0 is a disclosed zero.
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency | Penalty, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 9, 2023 | CAA 113D1 Action For Penalty | U.S. EPA | $89,860 |
Informal enforcement
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2025 | Warning Letter | State |
| December 24, 2024 | Notice of Violation | State |
| December 16, 2024 | Notice of Violation | State |
| August 16, 2024 | Warning Letter | State |
| August 10, 2021 | Notice of Violation | State |
Stack tests
- 28Stack tests since January 1, 2017
- 1Recorded as failed
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| January 13, 2026 | Pass | State |
| November 12, 2025 | Pass | State |
| October 28, 2025 | Pass | State |
| June 4, 2025 | Pass | State |
| May 1, 2025 | Pass | State |
| May 1, 2025 | Pass | State |
| June 5, 2024 | Pass | State |
| August 30, 2023 | Pass | State |
| July 20, 2023 | Pass | State |
| January 18, 2023 | Pass | State |
| November 16, 2022 | Pass | State |
| August 25, 2022 | Pass | State |
| February 14, 2022 | Pending | U.S. EPA |
| February 9, 2022 | Pass | State |
| June 4, 2021 | Pass | State |
| June 3, 2021 | Fail | State |
| June 17, 2020 | Pass | State |
| April 14, 2020 | Pass | State |
| January 16, 2020 | Pass | State |
| January 15, 2020 | Pending | U.S. EPA |
| January 15, 2020 | Pass | State |
| June 5, 2019 | Pass | State |
| November 15, 2018 | Pass | State |
| June 6, 2018 | Pass | State |
| June 28, 2017 | Pass | State |
| February 2, 2017 | Pass | State |
| February 2, 2017 | Pass | State |
| February 2, 2017 | Pass | State |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-AIR evaluation, violation, stack test and enforcement files (ECHO download), events dated January 1, 2017 or later as loaded; up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-AIR download, loaded September 14, 2026.