EPA v. GEORGIA PACIFIC WOOD PRODUCTS, LLC

Case summary

Region 10 Settles with Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC (Coos Bay, OR) for CWA Violations On January 29, 2019, Region 10 filed a consent agreement and final order resolving violations of the Clean Water Act by Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC, located in Coos Bay, OR. Respondent, which operates a General Sawmill and Planing Mill, Logging and Wood Products Facility, failed to comply with its Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Stormwater Discharge 1200-Z Permit. The Facility triggered Tier 1 corrective actions due to exceedances of their sector specific benchmarks of Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD). Violations include failure to sample representatively, maintain Best Management Practices (BMP) and complete adequate Tier 1 corrective action reports. The Facility has taken efforts to come into compliance and have signed an administrative order on consent (CWA-10-2019-0010). The Facility?s efforts will reduce the amount of stormwater discharges into Isthmus Slough which is a tributary of Coos Bay, Coos Bay is an inlet of the Pacific Ocean. The company agreed to pay a penalty of $79,394.

Defendants (1)

• GEORGIA PACIFIC WOOD PRODUCTS, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• OREGON INTERNATIONAL PORT OF COOS BAY TERMINAL 1

  63779 MULLEN RD, COOS BAY, OR, 97420

  Registry ID: 110033025660

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• GEORGIA PACIFIC WOOD PRODUCTS, LLCentered 2019-01-29

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $79,394

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2018-10-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2019-01-29Final Order Issued
• 2019-01-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2019-02-19NPDES Closed
• 2019-02-19Enforcement Action Closed