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MASONITE CORPORATION

Judicial · FY1993 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 52419

$600K
Penalty
Cost recovery
$2.00M
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
09-1993-0001
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
DOJ Docket
90-5-2-1-1847
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

MASONITE CONSTRUCTED A NEW PRODUCT LINE AT ITS FACILITY IN UKIAH, CA. DURING 1989. THE NEW LINE SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED EMISSIONS OF VOCS AND NOX. MASONITE WAS AN EXISTING MAJOR SOURCE AND ITS CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW LINE CONSTITUTED A MAJOR MODIFICATION. HOWEVER, MASONITE FAILED TO OBTAIN A PERMIT PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION, WHICH VIOLATES SECTION 165 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT. IN ADDITION, MASONITE VIOLATED A PERMIT LIMITATION ON ITS USAGE OF FUEL OIL IN A BOILER ON THE FACILITY.

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