# TORONTO PAPERBOARD COMPANY
> **Judicial** · FY1984 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `25259`
- **Case Number:** 05-1984-0015
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $1K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- TORONTO PAPERBOARD CO., INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

NATURE OF THE CASE                                              THE TORONTO PAPERBOARD COMPANY, INC., MANUFACTURES      RECYCLED PAPERBOARD PRODUCTS AT ITS TORONTO, OHIO, WORKSITE. THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS REQUIRES STEAM WHICH IS GENERATED  BY THE COMPANY'S UNCONTROLLED, 28 YEAR-OLD STOKER BOILER.    THE COMBUSTION GASES ENTER INTO THE ATMOSPHERE WITHOUT       PASSING THROUGH ANY EMISSION CONTROL EQUIPMENT.  ON JULY 13, 1983, REGION V ISSUED A NOTICE OF VIOLATION TO TORONTO       PAPERBOARD FOR MASS AND OPACITY VIOLATIONS OF THE OHIO SIP,  AP-3-07 AND AP-3-11.  THE COMPANY EMITS APPROXIMATELY 153.1  TONS OF PARTICULATE PER YEAR, FAR IN EXCESS OF THE 48.6 TONS PER YEAR ALLOWED UNDER THE REGULATIONS.  THE TORONTO, OHIO   AREA IS DESIGNATED AS A PRIMARY NONATTAINMENT AREA FOR TSP.    CAUSE OF ACTION                                                 TORONTO PAPERBOARD'S EMISSIONS ARE IN VIOLATION OF THE  OHIO SIP.  AS THE COMPANY IS A MAJOR SOURCE, UNDER SECTION   113 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT, 42 U.S.C. SECTION 7413, U.S. EPA   IS REQUIRED TO BRING SUIT TO ABATE THE VIOLATIONS AND        RECOVER CIVIL PENALTIES.                                       PROPOSED REMEDY                                                 IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE COMPLIANCE WITH THE OHIO SIP,       TORONTO PAPERBOARD MUST INSTALL CONTROL EQUIPMENT SUCH AS AN ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR OR BAGHOUSE ON ITS BOILER.        REGION V RECOMMENDS SEEKING A COURT ORDER CONTAINING A PER-  MANENT INJUNCTION, AN EXPEDITIOUS COMP

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