Wausau Papers of New Hampshire, Inc. (Board decision, November 27, 2007)

Plain-English summary

Wausau Papers of New Hampshire, Inc., later renamed Wausau Paper Printing & Writing LLC, petitioned for review of NPDES Permit No. NH0001562. EPA Region 1 issued a final permit modification that revised the challenged permit conditions, making the petition moot. The Environmental Appeals Board approved the substitution of the renamed petitioner and dismissed the appeal in its entirety with prejudice. The order does not impose a penalty.

Decision snapshot

• Cited authorities: 40 C.F.R. pt. 124.
• Outcome: The appeal was dismissed with prejudice after a permit modification made the petition moot.
• Key point: A final permit modification resolving the challenged conditions can make an NPDES appeal moot.

Full text (EPA EAB public release)

             BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENTAL APPEALS
         UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTTO
                         WASHINGTON, D.C.

                                                                           EwtR0ti$inIAI

In re:

WausauPapersof New Hampshire, NPDESAppealNo. 05-15 Inc.

PermitNo.NH0001562

                         ORDER DISMISSING PETITION


     In a Joint StatusReportandMotiondatedNovember14,2007,WausauPaperPrinting&

Writing LLC, the Petitionerin the above-referenced
matter,rmovesto dismissits Petitionfor

Reviewfiled with the Environmental
AppealsBoardundertheprovisionsof 40 C.F.R.Part124.

In the statusreportthe parties,PetitionerandU.S. EPA Region 1,representthat the Region

issueda final NPDESpermit modification that revisedthe challengedpermit conditions,and

rendersmootthe above-referenced
oetition.

     I WausauPapersof New Hampshire,
                                   Inc.,is theoriginalpermitteeandpetitionerof

recordin this case.In a motiondatedNovember20,2001,WausauPaperPrinting& Writing, LLC, explainedthat on Januaryl, 2007,WausauPapersof New Hampshire,Inc., changedits corporatenameto WausauPaperPrinting & Writing LLC, andrequestedthat its namebe substitutedfor that of the original petitionerin this case. SeeMotion to SubstitutePetitionerof Record(Nov. 20,2007). Basedon this representation the Boardherebygrantsthe requesto substitutethe petitioner ofrecord; for convenience,however,the Boardretainsthe original caotionin this case.

  For goodcauseshown,Petitioner'srequesto dismissNPDESAppealNo. 05-15is

granted. The Boardherebydismissesthe appealin its entiretywith prejudice.

   So ordered.

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                         CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

  I herebycertiSzthat copiesof the foregoingOrderDismissingPetitionin the matterof

WausauPapersof New Hampshire,Inc.,NPDESAppealNo. 05-15,weresento thefollowing personsin the mannerindicated:

PouchMail RonaldA. Fein,Esq. (and copyby facsimile): AssistantRegionalCounsel
U.S.EPA Region1 (RAA)
OneCongressStreet,Suite1100
Boston,MA 02114-2023
(617)918-1029 (fax)

First ClassMail William E. Taylor,Esq. PostagePrepaid PierceAtwoodLLP (andcopyby facsimile): OneMonumentSquare
Portland,ME 04101
(207)791-13s0 (fax)

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