EPA v. Sierra Pacific Industries
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On February 5, 2013, EPA Region 10 filed a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) to initiate and simultaneously resolve an administrative action filed under Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA) with respondent Sierra Pacific Industries (Sierra Pacific). EPA alleged that Sierra Pacific, operator of a sawmill and cogeneration plant located in Aberdeen, Washington, violated Section 313 of EPCRA by failing to submit timely Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Reporting Forms ('Form Rs') for ammonia, acetaldehyde, lead compounds, dioxin and dioxin-like compounds for calendar year 2006, for lead compounds, dioxin and dioxin-like compounds for calendar year 2009, and for acetaldehyde, lead compounds, dioxin and dioxin-like compounds for calendar year 2010. Sierra Pacific has agreed to perform a Supplemental Environmental Project requiring the company to pave currently unpaved surfaces at the facility to reduce the likelihood of release of pollutants into the environment. Sierra Pacific has agreed to pay a penalty of $129,600.
Defendants (1)
- Sierra Pacific IndustriesNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (4)
SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES COGENERATION
301 HAGARA STREET, ABERDEEN, WA, 98520
Registry ID: 110013396547
SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES COGENERATION
301 HAGARA STREET, ABERDEEN, WA, 98520
Registry ID: 110013396547
SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES COGENERATION
301 HAGARA STREET, ABERDEEN, WA, 98520
Registry ID: 110013396547
SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES COGENERATION
301 HAGARA STREET, ABERDEEN, WA, 98520
Registry ID: 110013396547
Statutes cited
- EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Sierra Pacific Industriesentered 2013-02-05
Primary law: EPCRA
Federal penalty: $129,600
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2012-12-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2013-02-05Final Order Issued
- 2013-02-05Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2013-03-30Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3400031013
- Case number
- 10-2013-0052
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 10
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-2013-0052 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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