EPA v. GEORGIA PACIFIC
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
GEORGIA-PACIFIC VIOLATED EPA CATEGORICAL PRETREATMENT STANDARDS FOR ORGANIC CHEMICAL, PLASTICS AND SYNTHETIC FIBERS (OCPSF) OPERATIONS (40 CFR PART 414) AT GEORGIA- PACIFICS ELK GROVE, CALIFORNIA, THERMOSETTING RESIN MANUFACTURING PLANT. GEORGIA-PACIFIC VIOLATED STANDARDS FOR ZINC AND TOLUENE ON AT LEAST 62 OCCASIONS BETWEEN MAY 1994 AND NOVEMBER 1996.ORDER REQUIREED INSTALLATION OF A TREATMENT FACILITY WHICH WAS COMPLETED LATE. REFERRAL TO DOJ IS ANTICIPATED.
Defendants (1)
- GEORGIA PACIFICNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
GEORGIA PACIFIC RESINS INCORPORATED
10399 E. STOCKTON BLVD., ELK GROVE, CA, 95624
Registry ID: 110000485715
Statutes cited
- CWA 307D — Clean Water Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
GEORGIA PACIFICentered 1996-12-12
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 1996-12-12Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1996-12-12Final Order Issued
- 1997-09-25Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 52802
- Case number
- 09-1997-0098
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- ORC2
- EPA region
- 09
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Clean Water Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-1997-0098 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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