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LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORPORATION

Judicial · FY1992 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 52363

$98K
Penalty
Cost recovery
$70K
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
09-1992-0089
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
DOJ Docket
90-5-2-1-1758
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORPORATION REPLACED 2 OLD BOILERS WITH A RECOVERY FURNACE WITH A GREATER CAPACITY THAN THE 2 BOILERS COMBINED. LOUISIANA-PACIFIC OBTAINED A PERMIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, BUT NOT A PREVENTION OF SIGNIFICANT DETERIOTATION PERMIT AS WAS REQUIRED. EPA DISCOVERED THE VIOLATION FROM A STACK TEST AND ISSUED A NOTICE OF VIOLATION. EPA SENT A DIRECT REFERRAL TO THE DEPT OF JUSTICE TO ISSUE A COMPLAINT AS PART OF THE NATIONAL PULP & PAPERMILL INITIATIVE.

Source

Authoritative
EPA ECHO
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