EPA settlement imposes a $1.1 million penalty and pollution controls at Kraft joint venture
Reporting and findings
- documented
After issuing a Clean Air Act emergency order over hydrogen sulfide levels that it said could present an imminent and substantial endangerment, EPA reached a consent decree with New-Indy Catawba requiring a $1.1 million civil penalty, monitoring, wastewater controls, carbon filtration and continuing compliance conditions. The Kraft Group identifies New-Indy as its joint venture with Schwarz Partners; the decree did not impose personal liability on Robert Kraft.
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: EPA proposes settlement agreement with New-Indy to address emissions of hydrogen sulfideEPA emergency-order history, proposed civil penalty and required controls
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: New-Indy Catawba enforcement statusFederal court entry of consent decree and compliance status
- The Kraft Group: Paper and packaging portfolioKraft Group description of New-Indy joint venture
Summary and current status
Consent decree entered with monitoring and control requirements
People and organizations
- The Kraft GroupJoint-venture co-owner through its paper portfolio
- Robert KraftKraft Group chairman
- New-Indy Catawba LLCRegulated mill operator
Relationships in this file
- The Kraft GroupJoint-venture co-ownerNew-Indy Catawba LLC
Money trail
penaltyNew-Indy Clean Air Act civil penalty$1.1 million - Ordered from
- New-Indy Catawba LLC
- Ordered to
- U.S. Treasury