EPA v. WEYERHAEUSER

Case summary

WEYERHAEUSER HAS VIOLATED THE WISCONSIN SIP AT ITS PLANT IN ROTHSCHILD, WISCONSIN. ON OCTOBER 14, 1988, THE REGION ISSUED A NOTICE OF VIOLATION TO WEYERHAEUSER CLAIMING THAT THE ROTHSCHILD PLANT'S SHORT-TERM SULFUR DIOXIDE EMISSIONS OF HIGH CONCENTRTATION WERE CAUSING AIR POLLUTION, IN VIOLA- TION OF WISCONSIN SIP RULE NR 154.12(1). ON OCTOBER 17, 1988, WISCONSIN ALSO ISSUED A NOV, CLAIMING THE SAME SUBSTAN TIVE VIOLATION. AFTER SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS WITH STATE AND WEYERHAEUSER, WEYERHAEUSER HAS TENTATIVELY AGREED TO THE INSTALLATION OF THE NECESSARY POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT TO RESOLVE THE SO2 AIR POLLUTIOIN PROBLEM. REGION V IS PRESENTLY NEGOTIATING A TIME FRAME FOR INSTALLATION OF THIS EQUIPMENT. WEYERHAEUSER HAS EXPRESSED A WILLINGNESS TO ENTER A FEDER- ALLY ENFORCEABLE CONSENT DECREE TO ENSURE CONTINUED COMPLI- ANCE WITH THE WISCONSIN SIP. THERE HAS BEEN NO DISCUSSION REGARDING PENALTIES TO DATE.

Defendants (1)

• WEYERHAEUSERNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WEYERHAEUSER

  200 N. GRAND AVE., ROTHSCHILD, WI, 54474

  Registry ID: 110000422141

Statutes cited

• CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
• CAA 113B — Clean Air Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• WEYERHAEUSER COMPANYentered 1990-01-03

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $20,000

Timeline (9 milestones)

• 1988-06-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1988-11-18Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1989-06-08Returned To Region
• 1989-07-17Rereferred
• 1989-11-01Complaint Filed With Court
• 1990-01-03Final Order Lodged
• 1990-01-03Final Order Entered
• 1990-01-03Concluded
• 1990-12-29Enforcement Action Closed