EPA v. Potlatchdeltic Corporation
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On May 6, 2024, Region 10 entered into a Consent Decree with PotlatchDeltic Land & Lumber, LLC (PotlatchDeltic) resolving violations of the Clean Water Act. In the settlement, the company agreed to: (1) pay a $225,000 civil penalty; (2) implement injunctive relief designed to ensure that it will meet the compliance schedule in its new NPDES permit for its stormwater outfalls; and (3) perform two mitigation actions designed to protect and enhance habitat for trout and salmon in Hangman Creek on PotlatchDeltic's property and within the Coeur d'Alene Tribe's reservation. Specifically, PotlatchDeltic will: (a) Record a Conservation Easement granted to the Tribe to provide 100-year, no timber harvest stream buffers of 75 feet along more than 17,800 feet of shoreline for five streams on PotlatchDeltic's property, protecting about 61.25 acres; (b) replace four road culverts that are currently blocking fish passage and limiting access to spawning habitat; and (c) place into service all four culvert replacement and improvements, and record the Conservation Easement, by November 15, 2024.
Defendants (1)
- Potlatchdeltic CorporationNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (4)
POTLATCHDELTIC LAND AND LUMBER, LLC - ST MARIES COMPLEX
2200 RAILROAD AVENUE (COEUR D'ALENE RESERVATION), SAINT MARIES, ID, 83861
Registry ID: 110000468789
POTLATCHDELTIC LAND AND LUMBER, LLC - ST MARIES COMPLEX
2200 RAILROAD AVENUE (COEUR D'ALENE RESERVATION), SAINT MARIES, ID, 83861
Registry ID: 110000468789
POTLATCHDELTIC LAND AND LUMBER, LLC - ST MARIES COMPLEX
2200 RAILROAD AVENUE (COEUR D'ALENE RESERVATION), SAINT MARIES, ID, 83861
Registry ID: 110000468789
POTLATCHDELTIC LAND AND LUMBER, LLC - ST MARIES COMPLEX
2200 RAILROAD AVENUE (COEUR D'ALENE RESERVATION), SAINT MARIES, ID, 83861
Registry ID: 110000468789
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Potlatchdeltic Corporationentered 2024-05-06
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $225,000 · SEP: $373,000
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2021-06-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2021-07-12Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2024-01-24Complaint Filed With Court
- 2024-05-06Final Order Lodged
- 2024-05-06Final Order Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602733538
- Case number
- 10-2021-0134
- DOJ docket
- 2:24-cv-00043-AKB
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 10
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-2021-0134 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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