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 December 18, 2018, Region 10 filed an administrative order on consent 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). This compliance order will require the facility to update their Stormwater Pollution Control Plan (SWPCP), maintain their Best Management Practices (BMPs) and monitor recently plugged discharge points.

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 2018-12-18

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2018-10-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2018-12-18Final Order Issued
• 2018-12-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2019-06-14NPDES Closed
• 2019-06-14Enforcement Action Closed