# STONE CONTAINER CORPORATION
> **Judicial** · FY1994 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `50051`
- **Case Number:** 08-1994-0288
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $313K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- STONE CONTAINER CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

10/03/94:  ON 8/17/94, EPA REGION 8 ISSUED A NOTICE OF     VIOLATION TO STONE UNDER SECTION 113(A)(1) OF THE CLEAN AIR  ACT, 42 U.S.C. ALLEGING VIOLATIONS OF THE STATE OPACITY      LIMIT AND CIRCUMVENTION RULE; AND AN ADMINISTRATIVE COM-     PLIANCE ORDER WHICH ORDERED COMPLIANCE WITH NSPS SUBPARTS A  AND BB, INCLUDING VIOLATIONS OF THE CIRCUMVENTION RULE, EX-  CEEDANCE OF THE TRS LIMITATION, AND FAILURE TO PROPERLY SET  THE SPAN ON A CONTINUOUS OPACITY MONITORING SYSTEM.  STONE   REQUESTED AN INFORMAL CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS THE NOV AND ACO  WHICH WAS HELD AT REGION 8 ON 9/15/94.                         THE ISSUE OF CIRCUMVENTION MAY BE PRECEDENT SETTING IN     THAT  THERE APPEARS TO BE NO CASE LAW ON THE SUBJECT.  STONE WILL ARGUE THAT BY ADMITTING TO THE RELEASE OF NCG IN ITS    JULY 93 EXCESS EMISSIONS REPORT IT WAS NOT ENGAGING IN ANY   CONCEALMENT.  EPA'S POSITION IS THAT EVEN THOUGH  STONE RE-  PORTED THE VENTING OF NCGS TO THE ATMOSPHERE, IT CONCEALED   THE AMOUNT OF TRS EMITTED BY FAILING TO RUN IT THROUGH THE   CONTROL DEVICE WHICH MONITORS THE EMISSION OF TRS.

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