EPA v. International Paper Company Mansfield Mill - CAFO ECDAT

Case summary

On September 23, 2019, EPA Region 6 issued a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) under its authority pursuant to Section 113(d) of the Clean Air Act to International Paper Company (?IP?) located Mansfield, Louisiana. The CAFO was issued in response to the following violations: 1. Failure to conduct two monthly visual inspections of the Facility's closed collection and closed-vent systems at least 21 calendar-days, in violation of 40 C.F.R. ? 63.453(m) (NESHAPs Subpart S), Specific Requirements 914, 929, and 930 of the Title V Permit, and Section 502(a) of the Act, 42 U.S.C. ? 7661a(a); 2. Failure to perform negative pressure tests at an open standpipe at the Stripped Condensate Tank during calendar years 2015 and 2016, in violation of 40 C.F.R. ? 63.453(k)(4) (NESHAPs Subpart S); 3. Failure to report 9 periods of excess TRS emissions in semiannual reports for the Lime Kiln and No. 2 Recovery Boiler in 2015 and 2016, in violation of 40 C.F.R. ? 60.284(d) (NSPS Subpart BB); 4. Failure to report all emissions of NOx and CO in the annual emissions inventories for reporting years 2014 and 2015 as to the HVLC/LVLC Incinerator, in violation LAC 33:III.919.B.1 of the federally-approved Louisiana SIP. The CAFO requires IP to: 1. Submit to LDEQ corrected emissions inventories for reporting years 2014 and 2015 and revised semiannual reports to include TRS emissions for 2015 and 2016 within 60 days, and submit documentation to EPA demonstrating the corrections within 90 days; 2. Review its procedures for submitting annual emissions inventories to LDEQ and update as necessary to ensure future accurate emissions reporting within 120 days; 3. Review and update its existing Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) program within 120 days. Additionally, IP must pay a civil penalty of $62,000 within 30 days.

Defendants (1)

• International Paper CompanyNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO - MANSFIELD MILL

  1202 HWY 509, MANSFIELD, LA, 71052

  Registry ID: 110071723914

Statutes cited

• CAA TITLE5 — Title V Permits
• CAA 111 — New Source Performance Standards
• CAA PART63 — MACT Standards (40 CFR Part 63)
• CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• International Paper Company Mansfield Mill - CAFO ECDATentered 2019-09-23

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $62,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2019-09-23Final Order Issued
• 2019-09-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2020-03-12Enforcement Action Closed
• 2020-03-12Air Resolved