EPA v. LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORPORATION
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$97,500
Compliance action
$70,000
Case summary
LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORPORATION REPLACED 2 OLD BOILERS WITH A RECOVERY FURNACE WITH A GREATER CAPACITY THAN THE 2 BOILERS COMBINED. LOUISIANA-PACIFIC OBTAINED A PERMIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, BUT NOT A PREVENTION OF SIGNIFICANT DETERIOTATION PERMIT AS WAS REQUIRED. EPA DISCOVERED THE VIOLATION FROM A STACK TEST AND ISSUED A NOTICE OF VIOLATION. EPA SENT A DIRECT REFERRAL TO THE DEPT OF JUSTICE TO ISSUE A COMPLAINT AS PART OF THE NATIONAL PULP & PAPERMILL INITIATIVE.
Defendants (1)
- LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
LOUISIANA PACIFIC/EVERGREEN - SAMOA PULP MILL
1 TCF DRIVE, SAMOA, CA, 95564
Registry ID: 110021324592
LOUISIANA PACIFIC/EVERGREEN - SAMOA PULP MILL
1 TCF DRIVE, SAMOA, CA, 95564
Registry ID: 110021324592
Statutes cited
- CAA 165 — Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD)
Enforcement conclusions (1)
LOUSIANA PACIFIC CORPORATIONentered 1996-09-19
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $97,500
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 1992-03-15Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1992-06-25Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1996-03-29Complaint Filed With Court
- 1996-09-19Final Order Lodged
- 1996-09-19Final Order Entered
- 1996-09-19Concluded
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 52363
- Case number
- 09-1992-0089
- DOJ docket
- 90-5-2-1-1758
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- AIR
- Branch
- RC-2
- EPA region
- 09
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD)
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-1992-0089 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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