Clean Air Act stationary source · ICIS-AIR MD0000002401900029
DARLING INGREDIENTS, INC., Linkwood, MD: Clean Air Act compliance record, inspections, violations, penalties
- OperatingOperating status
- Synthetic minor sourceEmissions classification
- Addressed-StateCurrent violation status, as filed
- 17Compliance evaluations since January 1, 2017
- 1High-priority violations since January 1, 2017
- 1Formal enforcement actions since January 1, 2017
DARLING INGREDIENTS, INC., at 5420 LINKWOOD RD, Linkwood in Dorchester County, Maryland, is an operating synthetic minor 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 “Addressed-State”. 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 | DARLING INGREDIENTS, INC. |
|---|---|
| ICIS-AIR ID | MD0000002401900029 |
| EPA facility registry ID | 110000340685 |
| Operating status | Operating |
| Emissions classification | Synthetic minor source |
| Current violation status (ICIS-AIR high-priority violation field) | Addressed-State |
| Address | 5420 LINKWOOD RD, Linkwood, MD 21835 |
| County | Dorchester County |
| In a nonattainment county | No (EPA Green Book) |
| Industry (NAICS) | Food manufacturing (NAICS 3116) |
| EPA region | 03 |
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 DARLING INGREDIENTS, INC. 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
- 17Evaluations since January 1, 2017
- 3Full compliance evaluations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 23, 2026 | FCE On-Site | U.S. EPA | New Source Performance Standards |
| July 3, 2025 | PCE Off-Site | State | State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards |
| June 7, 2024 | PCE Off-Site | State | New Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards |
| September 6, 2023 | PCE Off-Site | State | New Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards |
| October 12, 2022 | PCE Off-Site | State | New Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards |
| October 21, 2021 | PCE Off-Site | State | New Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards |
| August 17, 2021 | FCE On-Site | State | State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits |
| August 27, 2020 | PCE Off-Site | State | New Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards |
| August 11, 2020 | PCE Off-Site | State | New Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards |
| April 23, 2019 | PCE Off-Site | State | New Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards |
| September 6, 2018 | PCE On-Site | State | New Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards |
| August 15, 2018 | FCE On-Site | State | New Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards |
| May 21, 2018 | PCE Off-Site | State | New Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards |
| January 31, 2018 | PCE Off-Site | State | New Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards |
| July 12, 2017 | PCE Off-Site | State | New Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards |
| April 21, 2017 | PCE Off-Site | State | New Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards |
| January 10, 2017 | PCE Off-Site | State | New Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards |
Violations
- 3Violation determinations since January 1, 2017
- 1Of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 3, 2025 | HPV day-zero determination | State | State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards |
| September 7, 2021 | Earliest FRV determination | State | State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits |
| September 10, 2018 | Earliest FRV determination | State | New Source Performance Standards; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 10, 2026 | Civil Judicial Action | State | $50,000 |
Informal enforcement
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 3, 2025 | Notice of Violation | State |
| September 7, 2021 | Notice of Violation | State |
| September 10, 2018 | Notice of Violation | State |
Stack tests
- 0Stack tests since January 1, 2017
- 0Recorded as failed
EPA’s stack test file holds no test at ICIS-AIR MD0000002401900029 since January 1, 2017.
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.