# STONE CONTAINER CORPORATION
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1998 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `31133`
- **Case Number:** 05-1998-0546
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $69K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $200K
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- STONE CONTAINER CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
## 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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