Clean Air Act stationary source · ICIS-AIR NC0000003701800108
HICKORY SPRINGS MANUFACTURING CO. - HICKORY METALS COMPLEX, Hickory, NC: Clean Air Act compliance record, inspections, violations, penalties
- OperatingOperating status
- Minor sourceEmissions classification
- No Violation IdentifiedCurrent violation status, as filed
- 25Compliance evaluations since January 1, 2017
- 0High-priority violations since January 1, 2017
- 1Formal enforcement actions since January 1, 2017
HICKORY SPRINGS MANUFACTURING CO. - HICKORY METALS COMPLEX, at 140 MCDONALD PARKWAY SE, Hickory in Catawba County, North Carolina, is an operating 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 “No Violation Identified”. Catawba County is on EPA’s Green Book list of areas that do not meet a national air quality standard. 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 | HICKORY SPRINGS MANUFACTURING CO. - HICKORY METALS COMPLEX |
|---|---|
| ICIS-AIR ID | NC0000003701800108 |
| EPA facility registry ID | 110000496623 |
| Operating status | Operating |
| Emissions classification | Minor source |
| Current violation status (ICIS-AIR high-priority violation field) | No Violation Identified |
| Address | 140 MCDONALD PARKWAY SE, Hickory, NC 28602 |
| County | Catawba County |
| In a nonattainment county | Yes (EPA Green Book) |
| Industry (NAICS) | Fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 3325) |
| SIC code | 3429 |
| EPA region | 04 |
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 HICKORY SPRINGS MANUFACTURING CO. - HICKORY METALS COMPLEX 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
- 25Evaluations since January 1, 2017
- 0Full compliance evaluations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 28, 2026 | PCE Off-Site | State | New Source Performance Standards (Non-Major) |
| February 9, 2026 | PCE Off-Site | State | New Source Performance Standards (Non-Major) |
| July 10, 2025 | PCE Off-Site | State | New Source Performance Standards (Non-Major) |
| July 9, 2025 | PCE On-Site | State | New Source Performance Standards (Non-Major); State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards |
| January 30, 2025 | PCE Off-Site | State | New Source Performance Standards (Non-Major) |
| July 22, 2024 | PCE Off-Site | State | New Source Performance Standards (Non-Major) |
| January 24, 2024 | PCE Off-Site | State | New Source Performance Standards (Non-Major) |
| July 24, 2023 | PCE Off-Site | State | New Source Performance Standards (Non-Major) |
| January 31, 2023 | PCE Off-Site | State | New Source Performance Standards (Non-Major) |
| January 10, 2023 | PCE On-Site | State | New Source Performance Standards (Non-Major); State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards |
| July 26, 2022 | PCE Off-Site | State | New Source Performance Standards (Non-Major) |
| February 3, 2022 | PCE Off-Site | State | New Source Performance Standards (Non-Major) |
| July 27, 2021 | PCE Off-Site | State | New Source Performance Standards (Non-Major) |
| January 28, 2021 | PCE Off-Site | State | New Source Performance Standards (Non-Major) |
| January 13, 2021 | PCE On-Site | State | New Source Performance Standards (Non-Major); State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards |
| September 4, 2020 | PCE Off-Site | State | New Source Performance Standards (Non-Major) |
| August 5, 2020 | PCE Off-Site | State | New Source Performance Standards (Non-Major) |
| March 18, 2020 | PCE Off-Site | State | State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards |
| February 25, 2020 | PCE Off-Site | State | State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards |
| February 4, 2020 | PCE Off-Site | State | New Source Performance Standards (Non-Major) |
| August 1, 2019 | PCE Off-Site | State | New Source Performance Standards (Non-Major) |
| February 13, 2019 | PCE Off-Site | State | State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards |
| January 18, 2019 | PCE Off-Site | State | State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards |
| January 17, 2019 | PCE On-Site | State | New Source Performance Standards (Non-Major); State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards |
| January 20, 2017 | PCE On-Site | State | New Source Performance Standards (Non-Major); State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards |
Violations
- 0Violation 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.
EPA’s violation history file holds no violation for ICIS-AIR NC0000003701800108 since January 1, 2017.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 16, 2020 | Administrative Order | State | $1,260 |
Informal enforcement
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 14, 2020 | Notice of Violation | State |
| February 25, 2020 | Notice of Violation | State |
| January 22, 2019 | 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 NC0000003701800108 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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