EPA v. STONE CONTAINER CORPORATION
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$200,000
Case summary
STONE OPERATES A COAL-FIRED BOILER AT ITS PAPER MILL IN SNOWFLAKE ARIZONA. THIS BOILER IS SUBJECT TO NSPS REQUIREMENTS FOUND IN 40 C.F.R. PART 60, SUBPARTS A AND D. READ TOGETHER, THESE SUBPARTS REQUIRE STONE TO SUBMIT QUARTERLY REPORTS REGARDING EXCESS EMISSIONS, BUT SINCE 1975, STONE HAS SENT EPA SUCH REPORTS ONLY ONCE. THIS REFERRAL IS BASED ON THE VIOLATION OF THIS REPORTING REQUIREMENT.
Defendants (1)
- STONE SOUTHWEST 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
- CAA 111 — New Source Performance Standards
Enforcement conclusions (1)
STONE SOUTHWEST CORPORATIONentered 1990-08-28
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $200,000
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 1988-09-30PRN Sent
- 1990-03-05Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1990-05-21Complaint Filed With Court
- 1990-08-28Final Order Lodged
- 1990-08-28Final Order Entered
- 1990-08-28Concluded
- 1991-12-31Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 52148
- Case number
- 09-1988-0022
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- AIR
- Branch
- AIR
- EPA region
- 09
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- New Source Performance Standards
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-1988-0022 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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