NCP Carbon in Jefferson Hills Fined for Failing to Report Equipment Breakdowns to ACHD

The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) has issued a $7,140 civil penalty against NCP Carbon for repeated air quality violations and failure to report equipment breakdowns in 2025.

Located in Jefferson Hills, the facility specializes in carbon products, including carbon raiser, injection carbon, and metallurgic coke.

According to a March 9 ACHD enforcement order, between June and October 2025, department representatives documented several instances of excess emissions originating from the facility’s baghouse and thermal dryer. 

While the emissions themselves are a concern, NCP Carbon is specifically being cited for failing to notify ACHD - on five separate occasions - about equipment breakdowns as its permit requires.

In fact, the enforcement order indicates ACHD only received reports after contacting the operator themselves.

NCP Carbon has been ordered to:

1. Correct all violations immediately.

2. Report all future breakdowns within the mandatory 60-minute window.

3. Submit written notices within seven days of any original notification.

You can read the entire enforcement order here.

Editor’s Note: The Allegheny County Health Department periodically updates its website to include documents related to air quality enforcement actions. As part of our watchdog work, GASP monitors this webpage and reports on the air quality violations posted there. However, the docket has not been updated since December 2025. GASP is filing Right to Know requests for enforcement documents each month.

“Timely transparency is needed,” GASP Communications Manager Amanda Gillooly said. “It would be ideal if the county updated the Air Quality Program enforcement docket each month, so residents know what our local regulator is doing to protect the air we all breathe from bad actors. As it stands, the docket has not been updated yet this year.”