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04-1991-0046JudicialClosedFY 1991· Region 04

EPA v. ALPHA CELLULOSE CORPORATION

Final Order With Penalty

Penalty assessed

$850,000

Case summary

THIS IS A PROPOSED CIVIL ACTION TO OBTAIN PENALTIES OF $1,830,209.00 FOR ALPHA'S PAST VIOLATIONS OF ITS NPDES PER- MIT AND THE CLEAN WATER ACT. FROM NOVEMBER 1988 THRU OCTOBER 1990, ALPHA VIOLATED SECTION 301(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT, 33 U.S.C. 1311(A), BY EXCEEDING EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS FOR BIO CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (BOD), TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS (TSS), AMMONIA, PH AND FLOW AS SET IN ITS NPDES PERMIT.

Defendants (1)

  • ALPHA CELLULOSE CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

  • BUCKEYE LUMBERTON INCORPORATED

    1000 E. NOIR ST., LUMBERTON, NC, 28358

    Registry ID: 110000350030

  • BUCKEYE LUMBERTON INCORPORATED

    1000 E. NOIR ST., LUMBERTON, NC, 28358

    Registry ID: 110000350030

Statutes cited

  • CWA 301NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • ALPHA CELLULOSE CORP.entered 1993-03-25

    Primary law: CWA

    Federal penalty: $850,000

Timeline (7 milestones)

  • 1990-03-26Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 1991-08-08Referred To Dept Of Justice
  • 1993-03-25Final Order Lodged
  • 1993-03-25Final Order Entered
  • 1993-03-25Complaint Filed With Court
  • 1993-03-25Concluded
  • 1993-07-02Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
20721
Case number
04-1991-0046
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
WAT
Branch
CER
EPA region
04
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-1991-0046 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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