Clean Air Act stationary source · ICIS-AIR CO0000000812309E2C
BIOCHAR NOW, LLC - BERTHOUD PLANT, Berthoud, CO: Clean Air Act compliance record, inspections, violations, penalties
- OperatingOperating status
- Synthetic minor sourceEmissions classification
- No Violation IdentifiedCurrent violation status, as filed
- 1Compliance evaluations since January 1, 2017
- 0High-priority violations since January 1, 2017
- 3Formal enforcement actions since January 1, 2017
BIOCHAR NOW, LLC - BERTHOUD PLANT, at 19500 WELD COUNTY RD 7, Berthoud in Weld County, Colorado, 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 “No Violation Identified”. Weld 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 | BIOCHAR NOW, LLC - BERTHOUD PLANT |
|---|---|
| ICIS-AIR ID | CO0000000812309E2C |
| EPA facility registry ID | 110070507149 |
| Operating status | Operating |
| Emissions classification | Synthetic minor source |
| Current violation status (ICIS-AIR high-priority violation field) | No Violation Identified |
| Address | 19500 WELD COUNTY RD 7, Berthoud, CO 80534 |
| County | Weld County |
| In a nonattainment county | Yes (EPA Green Book) |
| Industry (NAICS) | Chemical manufacturing (NAICS 3251) |
| SIC code | 2861 |
| EPA region | 08 |
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 BIOCHAR NOW, LLC - BERTHOUD PLANT 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
- 1Evaluations since January 1, 2017
- 1Full compliance evaluations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 12, 2022 | FCE On-Site | State | State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards |
Violations
- 3Violation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 11, 2022 | Earliest FRV determination | State | State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards |
| February 18, 2020 | Earliest FRV determination | State | State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards |
| October 9, 2017 | Earliest FRV determination | State | State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards |
Enforcement and penalties
3 formal enforcement actions since January 1, 2017, 3 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 8, 2023 | Administrative Order | State | $31,500 |
| August 20, 2020 | Administrative Order | State | $5,250 |
| February 12, 2018 | Administrative Order | State | $1,610 |
Informal enforcement
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2023 | Notice of Violation | State |
| June 16, 2020 | Notice of Violation | State |
| November 22, 2017 | Notice of Violation | State |
Stack tests
- 7Stack tests since January 1, 2017
- 3Recorded as failed
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 16, 2025 | Pass | State |
| November 30, 2023 | Pass | State |
| November 19, 2021 | Pass | State |
| October 14, 2019 | Fail | State |
| October 8, 2019 | Fail | State |
| September 8, 2017 | Fail | State |
| May 26, 2017 | N/A | 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.