EPA v. WILLAMETTE INDUSTRIES, INC.

Case summary

WILLAMETTE INDUSTRIES, INC. (WILLAMETTE) OPERATES A 470 MILLION BRITISHTHERMAL UNIT (BTU)/HOUR BOILER (BOILER) THAT BURNS WOOD WASTE AND BARKAS A PART OF A KRAFT PULP MILL IN MARLBORO COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA. FROMJUNE 7, 1991, TO APRIL 16, 1993, THE PARTICULATE MATTER EMISSIONS FROMTHE BOILER EXCEEDED THE PERMITTED LIMIT SET PURSUANT TO THE PREVENTIONOF SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION (PSD) STANDARDS SET FORTH IN THE SOUTHCAROLINA STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (SIP). FOR THREE PERIODS OF TIMEFROM JUNE 7, 1991, TO THE PRESENT, THE PARTICULATE MATTER EMISSIONS FROMTHE BOILER ALSO EXCEEDED THE LIMIT ESTABLISHED BY THE APPLICABLE FEDERALNEW SOURCE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS (NSPS). IN THIS CASE, REGION IV SEEKSTO ENJOIN WILLAMETTE FROM OPERATING THE BOILER EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITHTHESE LIMITS AND SEEKS A SUBSTANTIAL CIVIL PENALTY.

Defendants (1)

• WILLAMETTE INDUSTRIES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WILLAMETTE CO

  RT 912, BENNETTSVILLE, SC, 29512

  Registry ID: 110010703596

Statutes cited

• CAA 113B — Clean Air Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• WILLAMETTE INDUSTRIESentered 1996-11-27

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $275,000

Timeline (8 milestones)

• 1991-06-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1993-09-30PRN Sent
• 1994-09-16Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1996-04-01Complaint Filed With Court
• 1996-11-27Final Order Lodged
• 1996-11-27Final Order Entered
• 1996-11-27Concluded
• 1997-01-27Enforcement Action Closed