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DEPARTIVIENT OF ECOLOGY 

IN THE MATTER OF A COMPLIANCE ) 

ORDERto ) 

Boise Cascade Corporation, Wallula Mill ) 

To: Mr. Ashim Banerjee, Mill Manager 

Boise Cascade Corporation 

Wallula Paper Manufacturing 

P. 0. Box 500 

Highway 12 

Wallula, Washington 99363 

ORDER No. 1614 - AQ04 

This is an Administrative Order issued to Boise Cascade Corporation, Wallula Washington 

(Boise Cascade) as pmt ofthe Depmiment of Ecology's PM10 attainment plan for the Wallula 

area. This order is issued pursuant to RCW 70.74.141 and 70.94.331 which authorizes the 

Depaiiment of Ecology (Depmtment) to issue Administrative Orders necessary to effectuate 

the purposes of RCW 70.94. 

Boel~:grat:tR El: 

Ths f@dsral Environmental Protection Agency listeQ. Wallula, WasR.iRghm as a moderate 

"nonattainment" Elrea for particulate matter in Aug1.1st (9g7, IJ:! 1991, as requires by the 1990 

Clean A.ir A.ct A met:~dments, the Departrnetlt of Ecology snb1+1itted a plan to ths EPA for 

returning the Wallula area to attainment status by 1994 The state subss!iWSntly req\:lestecl and 

received a temporary wajyer of tbe attainment date until Dece1+1ber J 1, 1997, d\:le fe eel'!tintting 

cbalJenges iR meeting the standard On February 9, 2001, EPA made a determinatien tha:t the 

Wallula area had not attain@d tl:l.e PM 10 standard by the Rlodsrate at<ea attainment da:te of 

Deeemeer31, 1997. As a reswlt of that finding, the \VaUula PMlO nonattainment a:rea: 't\'a:S 

reclassified as a serious not:~attainrnellt area, effective ~4aJ:CR. 12, 2001 with an attai!'lfflcnt date 

of December 31, 2001. Ot:~ October 22, 2002, EPA Q.etermit:~ed that the '.Vallula area had attzriltat 

the National Ambient ,Air Quality Standard .fur particulate matter as ofDeeeR1eer 31, 2001, a:s 

req\:lired ey the Ch~an Air ,6.. ct (F.R 64215 64g 17). This finding of attainment '•vas based on no 

monitoring exceedances of a~nmal or 24=hour PM I 0 stanQ.aros for three· consecutive years &orn 

1999 2004 . 

• 4 .. s a resl.llt of the "fluding of attainwent" for the Wallula area, the Depa.rtmimt ofEcoJogy 

mt~st prepare an attaitll+leot plaD io order to desigt:~ate Wallula ag an attainment area. Amortg 

the reqyirMJents tQr the state attainment plan is the application of Best Available Conh-el 

Measures (BACM) to control wiRd blowR dwst frsRil a§ri.ultwral B.REi arsa so\:lrces. Boise 

Cascade Corporation i:;; reqllired to develop a dust coRtwl plan for its compost/landfill at<ea to 

minimi2ii the generatioR of P~41 0 emissioR. 

J1i11di11g~: 

Awhjeyt al9nitoring near the Boise Cascade co.wpo~atllil+lited flYrpose landfill opcratien 

iRdicates some coRtribu;l;ion of a.mbieut pa.rtic~late may he ifsm tfle Boise Caseat:ie e).'et tttion. 
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Ao ons eh~ment of a program to minimi&e Pl>.4l 0 in the local air SRISQ, B€li5s has developed a 

t't:lgitive dust control program designed to limit ths contribution of PM I 0 from the 

compostl!imited pnrpo!!!e l,;mdfiH operation. 

The commitment tram Boise Casrode to develop sod follow tb,~ 61gitive du~t control flregram 

i~ !:lOt baa;ed on apportionment or magnitude of contribntiou (>f Plltll 0 emissions from the 

compm;tllimited pu1110!>e l<m<Jfill opnation. 

Approval Conditions: 

! . Boise Cascade will maintain and adhere to the fugitive dust control program for the 

compost and landfill operation detailed in Appendix A of this order. This order becomes 

effective September 15, 2004. 

Failure to comply with this Order may result in the issuance of civil penalties or other actions, 

whether administrative or judicial, to enforce the tem1s of this Order. 

This Order may be appealed. Your appeal must be filed with the Pollution Control Hearings 

Board, P.O. Box 40903, Olympia, Washington 98504-0903 within thirty (30) days of your 

receipt of this Order. At the same time, your appeal must also be sent to the Depa11ment of 

Ecology, c/o Industrial Section, P.O. Box 47600, Olympia, Washington 98504-7600. Your 

appeal alone will not stay the effectiveness of this Order. Stay requests must be submitted in 

accordance with RCW 43.21B.320. These procedures are consistent with Chapter 43.21B 

RCW. 

ISSUED and DATED this 19th day of August, 2004 at Olympia, Washington. 

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Carol Kraege P.E~ 

Industrial Section Manager 

Solid Waste and Financial Assistance Program 

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APPENDIX A 

Dust Control Plan 

Boise Paper Wallula Mill 

Landfill and Composting Areas 

February 18, 2004 

Boise's Wallula Mill has agreed to take measures to reduce dust generated by our composting 

and land tilling activities. Dust blown from the landfill and composting areas may contribute to 

the PM-I 0 in the area. Boise plans on taking the following steps to reduce the amount of dust 

generated. 

To control dust generated on the roadways: 

The roadways in the landtill and composting areas will be watered on every day that the area is 

unlocked and has a potential for traffic. On days of high traffic or high temperature, additional 

watering will be done. A visible dust plume behind the vehicle will be the indicator that 

additional watering is needed. 

To minimize dust in the Composting Area: 

Turning equipment used to mix windrow piles will be equipped with mbber drapes to keep the 

material fi:om blowing away as it is turned. In the event that a windrow needs to be turned while 

the regular turning equipment is unavailable (e.g. in tor maintenance or repairs), and a front end 

loader is used, the windrow will be lightly watered. Turning of windrows will not be done on 

high wind days. High wind days will be defined as any day where the average wind speed over a 

four-hour period is greater than 25 mph. Personnel will also use their best judgment to turn 

windrows at less windy times of day. 

To minimize dust in the Landfill Area: 

The size ofthe active face of each landfill cell will be the minimum necessary to accommodate 

the waste stream. This will allow natural vegetation to protect against dust generated by high 

winds. Material will not be placed in the cells during high wind days. High wind days are 

defined above as having an average wind speed of25mph over a four-hour period. 

Extraordinary Activities 

Prior to performing any activities outside of the normal operations of the composting and landfill 

facilities, dust affects will be considered. Options to reduce dust created from extraordinary 

activities may include moistening of material or roadways, delay until weather is less likely to 

create dust, or other measures as appropriate. 

Conclusion: 

These practices are hereby adopted by the Mill and will be included in our revised Operations 

and Maintenance Plan. 
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