# SMURFIT DIAMOND PACKAGING CORP
> **Judicial** · FY1984 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `25271`
- **Case Number:** 05-1984-0027
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $120K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- JEFFERSON SMURFIT CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

NATURE OF THE CASE                                              SMURFIT DIAMOND OPERATES A PLANT OUTSIDE OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, FOR THE MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF PRINTED LABELS AND CARDBOARD PACKAGING PRODUCTS, PRIMARILY FOLDING CARTONS. THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS INVOLVES PACKAGING ROTOGRAVURE     PRINTING OPERATIONS WHICH ENTAIL THE USE OF SOLVENT BASED    INKS AND LACQUERS.  THE INK DRYING OPERATION GENERATES       HEATED AIR CONTAINING VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOC'S)     WHICH ARE VENTED INTO THE ATMOSPHERE.  OH OCTOBER 3, 1983,   REGION V ISSUED A NOTICE OF VIOLATION TO SMURFIT DIAMOND FOR GENERATING VOC'S IN EXCESS OF THE LIMITS PERMISSIBLE IN THE  OHIO SIP.  SMURFIT DIAMOND ACTUALLY EMITS APPROXIMATELY 657  TONS OF VOC'S PER YEAR, IN CONTRAST TO THE 243.2 TONS PER    YEAR PERMITTED UNDER THE APPLICABLE OHIO RULE.  THE          CINCINNATI AREA IS DESIGNATED AS A PRIMARY NONATTAINMENT     AREA FOR OZONE.                                                CAUSE OF ACTION                                                 SMURFIT DIAMOND'S EMISSIONS ARE IN VIOLATION OF THE     OHIO SIP AND, BECAUSE SMURFIT DIAMOND IS A MAJOR SOURCE,     U.S. EPA IS REQUIRED TO BRING SUIT TO ABATE THE VIOLATIONS   AND RECOVER CIVIL PENALTIES, UNDER SECTION 113 OF THE CLEAN  AIR ACT, 42 U.S.C. SECTION 7413.                               PROPOSED REMEDY                                                 IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE COMPLIANCE WITH THE OHIO SIP,       SMURFIT DIAMOND MUST EITHER INSTALL CO

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