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WILLAMETTE INDUSTRIES, INC.

Judicial · FY1997 · — · Combined With Another Case(s) · 37675

Penalty
Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
06-1997-0850
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Combined With Another Case(s)
DOJ Docket
90-5-2-1-2186
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

1. SECTION 113 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT ( CAA ). 2. WILLAMETTE INDUSTRIES, INC., AN OREGON CORPORATION HIGHWAY 475 ZWOLLE, SABINE PARISH, LOUISIANA 71486 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 110, PART C, AND 165 OF THE CAA BY 1) FAILING TO OBTAIN PSD PERMITS FOR MAJOR MODIFICATIONS TO EMISSION SOURCES, FAILING TO IN- STALL BEST AVAILABLE CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES (BACT) FOR VOCS, NOX, CO. AND PM AS REQUIRED, FAILING TO COMPLETELY AND ACCURATELY REPORT THE TYPES AND QUANTITIES OF EMIS- SIONS ASSOCIATED WITH OPERATIONS AS REQUIRED, AND FAILING TO COMPLY WITH FEDERALLY ENFORCEABLE STATE PERMIT EMIS- SIONS LIMITS UNDER THE LA. AND AR. SIPS. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 113 OF THE CAA, EPA RE- FERS THIS DIRECT REFERRAL TO DOJ REQUESTING INITIATION OF A CIVIL ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST WILLAMETTE. EPA IS SEEKING INJUNCTIVE RELIEF REQUIRING THE RESPONDENT TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS BY OBTAINING THE NECESSARY PSD AND/OR SIP PERMITS, INSTALLING THE NECESSARY CONTROL E- QUIPMENT REQUIRED BY THOSE PERMITS, AND PAY A SIGNIFICANT CIVIL PENALTY THAT RECOVERS THE ECONOMIC BENEFIT OF NON- COMPLIANCE AND REFLECTS THE GRAVITY OF THE ALLEGED VIOLA- TIONS.

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