# JAMES RIVER - ROCHESTER, INC.
> **Judicial** · FY1983 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `25228`
- **Case Number:** 05-1983-0048
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $110K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- JAMES RIVER-ROCHESTER, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

PAPER COATING PROCESS VIOLATING SIP VOC EM. LIMITATIONS.   IN NON-ATTAIN. AREA, DETROIT.  THIS IS POST-1982 POLICY      CASE.  ADMINISTRATIVE SOLUTION, REVISION OF SIP BY MICH.,    APPEARS TO REG. V TO BE INAPPROVABLE.  REFORMATION OF COAT-  INGS (NOT ALL) AND 30 DAY AVERAGING WAS COMPANY S RECOMMEND  SOLUTION.  $50 K SETTLEMENT FIGURE IS PROPOSED.                CAUSE OF ACTION                                                 SECTION 113(B) OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT, 42 U.S.C. 7413(B),  AUTHORIZES THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE UNITED STATES ENVIRON-  MENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY TO COMMENCE A CIVIL ACTION TO       ABATE VIOLATIONS AND RECOVER CIVIL PENALTIES AGAINST VIO-    LATORS OF APPLICABLE SIPS.                                     PROPOSED REMEDY                                                 JAMES RIVER MUST EITHER REFORMULATE ITS COATINGS TO A   NONSOLVENT BASE, OR INSTALL AIR POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT  TO INCINERATE OR ABSORB THE VOC TO ACHIEVE COMPLIANCE WITH   THE MICHIGAN SIP.  THE RELIEF SOUGHT INCLUDES PAYMENT OF     CIVIL PENALTIES OF A MINIMUM OF $50,000 FOR SETTLEMENT PUR-  POSES.                                                         SYNOPSIS                                                        JAMES RIVER-ROCHESTER, INC. ( JAMES RIVER ) MANUFAC-    TURES PAPER MATERIALS, MOST OF WHICH ARE USED AS MEDIA FOR   INDUSTRIAL AND CARTRIDGE FILTER MATERIALS.  THE PLANT HAS    ONE PAPER COATING LINE WHICH CONTAINS A SATURATOR AT WHICH   RESIN IS APPLIED TO THE CARTRIDGE PAPE

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