Region 10 Settles with Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC (Coos Bay, OR) for CWA Violations
On December 18, 2018, Region 10 filed an administrative order on consent resolving violations of the Clean Water Act by Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC, located in Coos Bay, OR. Respondent, which operates a General Sawmill and Planing Mill, Logging and Wood Products Facility, failed to comply with its Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Stormwater Discharge 1200-Z Permit. The Facility triggered Tier 1 corrective actions due to exceedances of their sector specific benchmarks of Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD). This compliance order will require the facility to update their Stormwater Pollution Control Plan (SWPCP), maintain their Best Management Practices (BMPs) and monitor recently plugged discharge points.