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WILLAMETTE INDUSTRIES, INC.

Judicial · FY1998 · — · Combined With Another Case(s) · 22737

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Case

Case Number
04-1998-0387
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

ON 7/2/98, REGION 4 FORMALLY REQUESTED THAT DOJ ADD A CLAIM TO ITS PROPOSED COMPLAINT AGAINST WILLAMETTE INDUSTRIES, INC., FOR ENFORCEMENT OF PART C OF SUBCHAPTER I OF THE CAA, THE PREVENTION OF SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION (PSD) PROVISIONS AT THE WILLAMETTE PLYWOOD FACILITY LOCATED NEAR CHESTER, SC. THE REGION PROPOSED EXTENSIVE INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AND A BOTTOM LINE SETTLEMENT AMOUNT OF $3,042,400. THE CURRENT DOJ CASE CONSISTS OF CAA, PSD VIOLATIONS AT 8 FACILITIES IN REGION 6. REGION 10 IS ALSO CURRENTLY PREPARING A REFERRAL, REQUESTING DOJ ASSISTANCE WITH CAA PSD VIOLATIONS AT SIX WILLAMETTE FACILITIES. WILLAMETTE IS AN OREGON CORP. THAT MANUFACTURES PLYWOOD, PARTICLE BOARD, AND MEDIUM DENSITY FIBERBOARD. THE COMPANY VIOLATED THE PSD REGULATIONS OF THE CAA BY FAILING TO OBTAIN THE PROPER PERMITS PRIOR TO MAKING MAJOR MODIFICATIONS AT ITS FACILITIES. AS

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