EPA v. GEORGIA-PACIFIC RESINS, INC.

Case summary

1. VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE PURSUANT TO THE EPA'S POLICY GUID- ANCE, INCENTIVES FOR SELF-POLICING: DISCOVERY, DISCLO- SURE, CORRECTION AND PREVENTION OF VIOLATION. 2. GEORGIA-PACIFIC RESINS, INC. FACILITIES: 1. 1429 E. LUFKIN AVENUE LUFKIN, ANGELINA COUNTY, TEXAS 75901 2. 1503 HADEN ROAD HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77015 3. RESPONDENT, UNDER THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, DISCLOSED VIOLATIONS OF SECTION 110 OF THE CAA - SIP AND RECORD- KEEPING DEFICIENCIES; SECTION 112 OF THE CAA - REPORTING, RECORDKEEPING, AND OPERATING DEFICIENCIES; SECTION 311 OF THE CWA - RECORDKEEPING, TRAINING, INSPECTION DEFICIEN- CIES OF ITS SPCC PLAN, AND INADEQUATE CONTAINMENT CAPAC- ITY; SECTION 301 OF THE CWA - RECORDKEEPING, OVERFLOW, NOTIFICATION, SAMPLING, AND REPORTING DEFICIENCIES OF ITS STORMWATER PERMIT; AND SECTION 3005 OF RCRA - LABELING, RECORDKEEPING, AND REPORTING DEFICIENCIES. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, EPA WILL REVIEW THE RESPONDENT'S DISCOVERY, DISCLOSURE, COR- RECTION AND PREVENTION OF VIOLATIONS, AND MAKE A DETER- MINATION AS TO THE RESPONDENT'S QUALIFICATION OF THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, AND WHETHER TO SEEK GRAVITY-BASED PENALTIES OR NOT.

Defendants (1)

• GEORGIA-PACIFIC RESINS, INC.

Facilities (3)

• GEORGIA PACIFIC RESINS INCORPORATED

  1503 HADEN RD., HOUSTON, TX, 77229

  Registry ID: 110000460947

• GEORGIA PACIFIC RESINS INCORPORATED

  1429 E. LUFKIN AVE., LUFKIN, TX, 75901

  Registry ID: 110017769789

• GEORGIA PACIFIC RESINS INCORPORATED

  1429 E. LUFKIN AVE., LUFKIN, TX, 75901

  Registry ID: 110017769789

Statutes cited

• CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants
• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
• CWA 311 — Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability
• RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
• CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 1999-02-03Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-03-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-04-28Enforcement Action Closed