EPA v. RED SHIELD (SB)

Case summary

Region 1 settled a Clean Water Act administrative penalty action against Red Shield Acquisition LLC dba Old Town Fuel & Fiber (Red Shield), a pulp mill located in Old Town, Maine. The settlement alleges that Red Shield discharged untreated wastewater into the Penobscot River without a permit and failed to comply with the terms and conditions of its Maine Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (MEPDES) permit and its MEPDES Multi-Sector General Permit for Stormwater Discharge Associated with Industrial Activity. The company also failed to properly maintain and implement a Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan. The settlement requires Red Shield to pay a civil penalty of $126,000. Concurrently, EPA issued a Findings of Violation and Order for Compliance on Consent to Red Shield under which the company agrees to undertake certain specified injunctive relief.

Defendants (1)

• RED SHIELDNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• ND OTM LLC

  24 PORTLAND ST, OLD TOWN, ME, 04468

  Registry ID: 110000581460

• ND OTM LLC

  24 PORTLAND ST, OLD TOWN, ME, 04468

  Registry ID: 110000581460

Statutes cited

• CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations
• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• RED SHIELD (SB)entered 2013-02-07

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $126,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2012-01-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2012-08-31Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2013-02-07Final Order Issued
• 2013-04-08NPDES Closed
• 2013-04-08Enforcement Action Closed