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STONE CONTAINER CORPORATION

Administrative - Formal · FY1998 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 31133

$69K
Penalty
Cost recovery
$200K
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
05-1998-0546
Type
Administrative - Formal
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

SCC VIOLATED PERMITTED EMISSION LIMITS FOR PARTICULATE MATTER. AN ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY COMPLAINT FOR $102,400 WAS FILED AGAINST STONE CONTAINER CORPORATION (SCC) FOR PARTICULATE EMISSION VIOLATIONS ON WOOD-FIRED BOILER 6. BASED ON ADDITIONAL STACK TESTING DATA PROVIDED, WHICH INDICATED AN EARLIER RETURN TO COMPLIANCE, AND ON NEW FINANCIAL DATA WHICH INDICATED A DRAMATIC DROP IN SCC'S NET WORTH, THE ASSESSED PENALTY WAS REDUCED TO $68,500. STONE COMTAINER CORPORATION (SCC) COMMITTED TO COMPLETE SCRUBBER MODIFICATIONS AND INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF NATURAL GAS CO-FIRING. THIS ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLIANCE ORDER REQUIRES SCC TO ACHIEVE AND MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ORDER AND TO COMPLETE PERIODIC STACK TESTING TO VERIFY CONTINUING COMPLIANCE.

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