EPA v. STONE CONTAINER CORPORATION
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$375,000
Case summary
STONE CONTAINER DISCHARGES UNTREATED PULP MILL EFFLUNET INTO PONDS CREATED IN PLAYA LAKES. STONE HAS NO PERMIT FOR THIS DISCHARGE, CONTENDING THAT THE PONDS ARE NOT WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES, RATHER THAT THEY ARE TREATMENT PONDS.
Defendants (1)
- STONE CONTAINER CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
ABITIBI CONSOLIDATED SALES CORP
HWY 277 SPUR 15 MI W OF, SNOWFLAKE, AZ, 85937
Registry ID: 110017206209
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
STONE CONTAINER CORPORATIONentered 1998-01-15
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $375,000 · SEP: $2,000,000
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 1988-01-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1988-06-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1997-09-23Final Order Lodged
- 1997-09-23Complaint Filed With Court
- 1998-01-15Final Order Entered
- 1998-01-15Concluded
- 1998-09-02Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 52135
- Case number
- 09-1988-0009
- DOJ docket
- 90-5-1-1-3208
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- RC-2
- EPA region
- 09
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-1988-0009 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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