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05-1993-1497JudicialClosedFY 1993· Region 05

EPA v. FORT HOWARD CORP

Final Order With Penalty

Penalty assessed

$350,000

Compliance action

$100,000

Case summary

REFERRAL FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AND CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF NSPS FOR FOSSIL-FIRED STEAM GENERATORS. EMISSIONS FROM BOILER 8 EXCEEDED SO2 EMISSION LEVEL OF 1.2 POUNDS PER MILLION BTU. VIOLATION OF NSPS LIMIT FOR SO2 AT ONE OF FACILITY'S COAL-FIRED HAILERS.

Defendants (1)

  • FORT HOWARD CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • FORT JAMES OPERATING COMPANY

    1919 S. BROADWAY AVE., GREEN BAY, WI, 54304

    Registry ID: 110013863275

Statutes cited

  • CAA 111EClean Air Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • FORT HOWARD CORP.entered 1996-05-28

    Primary law: CAA

    Federal penalty: $350,000

Timeline (7 milestones)

  • 1988-12-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 1993-08-12Referred To Dept Of Justice
  • 1996-03-27Complaint Filed With Court
  • 1996-05-28Enforcement Action Closed
  • 1996-05-28Final Order Lodged
  • 1996-05-28Final Order Entered
  • 1996-05-28Concluded

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
28615
Case number
05-1993-1497
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
AIR
Branch
AWTGL
EPA region
05
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Clean Air Act

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1993-1497 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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