EPA v. KRONOSPAN, LLC

Case summary

July 6, 2021 - CONSENT DECREE FILED BY THE COURTS. Under the terms of the Consent Decree, Kronospan will bring its operations into compliance with the Clean Water Act and its State Indirect Discharge Permit issued by the State of Alabama. The requirements include successfully identifying and removing, as verified by a third-party auditor, the objectionable solids in its process wastewater that have caused or contributed to interference with a publicly-owned treatment works (POTW). Kronospan will also be developing and implementing a pretreatment compliance training program and developing certain standard operating procedures for its facility. Kronospan estimates it will spend approximately $350,000 to provide this injunctive relief, which it will complete in less than three years.

Defendants (1)

• KRONOSPAN, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (6)

• KRONOSPAN LLC

  1 KRONOSPAN WAY, CALHOUN COUNTY, AL, 36260

  Registry ID: 110020900319

• KRONOSPAN LLC

  1 KRONOSPAN WAY, CALHOUN COUNTY, AL, 36260

  Registry ID: 110020900319

• KRONOSPAN LLC

  1 KRONOSPAN WAY, CALHOUN COUNTY, AL, 36260

  Registry ID: 110020900319

• KRONOSPAN LLC

  1 KRONOSPAN WAY, CALHOUN COUNTY, AL, 36260

  Registry ID: 110020900319

• KRONOSPAN LLC

  1 KRONOSPAN WAY, CALHOUN COUNTY, AL, 36260

  Registry ID: 110020900319

• KRONOSPAN LLC

  1 KRONOSPAN WAY, CALHOUN COUNTY, AL, 36260

  Registry ID: 110020900319

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• KRONOSPAN, LLCentered 2021-07-06

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $450,000 · SEP: $7,700,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2013-08-04Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2013-08-21Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2020-11-02Complaint Filed With Court
• 2020-11-02Final Order Lodged
• 2021-07-06Final Order Entered