EPA v. PENNTECH PAPERS, INC.
Combined With Another Case(s)
Case summary
PENNTECH PAPERS OWNS AND OPERATES A KRAFT PAPER MILL IN JOHNSONBURG, PA. THE FACILITY HAS NEVER COMPLIED WITH ITS NPDES PERMIT AND HAS DISCHARGED CORROSIVE WASTES INTO THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT LAGOON WITHOUT INTERIM STATUS OR A RCRA PERMIT. THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT LAGOON IS 243 ACRE SURFACE IMPOUNDMENT KNOWN AS THE DILL HILL TREATMENT LAGOON. THIS LAGOON CONTAINS OVER 56,000,000 CUBIC FEET OF LIME MUD.
Defendants (1)
- PENNTECH PAPERS INC.Named in complaint
Facilities (2)
WILLAMETTE INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED
100 CENTER STREET, JOHNSONBURG, PA, 15845
Registry ID: 110000330400
WILLAMETTE INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED
100 CENTER STREET, JOHNSONBURG, PA, 15845
Registry ID: 110000330400
Statutes cited
- CWA 402 — Clean Water Act
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
- RCRA 3008 — Res Conserv & Rec Act
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 1987-03-31Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1987-03-31Referred To Headquarters
- 1987-05-15Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1987-08-05Complaint Filed With Court
- 1989-06-08Concluded
- 1989-06-08Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 11153
- Case number
- 03-1987-0082
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- RCR
- EPA region
- 03
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Clean Water Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-1987-0082 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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