GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION ( GP ) OWNS AND OPERATES A WOOD-FIRED BOILER (WELLONS BOILER) LOCATED NEAR MARTELL, CALIFORNIA (AMADOR COUNTY). THE BOILER IS SUBJECT TO A PREVENTION OF SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION (PSD) PERMIT ISSUED BY EPA IN 1979 AND AMENDED IN 1982. THE PSD PERMIT CONTAINS EMISSION LIMITS FOR TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICULATES ( TSP ) AND FOR NITROGEN OXIDES ( NOX ). SINCE ITS ACQUISITION OF THE PROPERTY AND PSD PERMIT IN 1988, GP HAS BEEN IN VIOLATION OF THESE EMISSION LIMITATIONS. REGION IX PLANS TO RESOLVE THIS CASE VIA CONSENT DECREE THAT WILL CALL FOR A PENALTY IN THE RANGE OF $96,600. IN ADDITION, GP WILL BE REQUIRED TO INSTALL A VENTURI SCRUBBER TO INSURE FUTURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE TSP EMISSION LIMIT IN THE PERMIT.