Environmental Appeals Involving Columbia Forest Products, Chatham, Virginia

Columbia Forest Products - Chatham, VA - Smokestack Environmental Pollution

Columbia Forest Products - Chatham, night view December 2006.

Appeal of Plastics Burning

Letter of Appeal to Robert Burnley, Virginia DEQ Director, 1/5/05
- Introduction (79K PDF File)
- Detailed Discussion (407K PDF File)
- References 1A- Correspondence (169K PDF File)
- References 1B- Operations Data (331K PDF File)
- References 1C- Permits (555K PDF File)
- References 1D- Product Advertising - Index Only (20K PDF File)
- References 1E- Material Safety Data Sheets and Product Data Sheets - Index Only (20K PDF File)
- References 1F- Published Articles - Index Only (75K PDF File)
- References 1G- Regulations (121K PDF File)
- Videotape Summary (57K PDF File)
- Videotape Links
DEQ Acknowledgment of Hearing Request, and Appeal Documents, 1/12/05 (21K PDF File)
Response to DEQ Acknowledgment, 1/18/05 (69K PDF File)
Reply by Robert Burnley to Letter of Appeal, 3/9/05
- Introduction (80K PDF File)
- Reply to Appeal of Plastics Burning (151K PDF File)

Air Pollution Violation

Notice of Violation, Virginia DEQ to Columbia Forest Products - Chatham, 2/25/05 (207K PDF File)
Consent Order, Virginia Air Pollution Control Board to Columbia Forest Products - Chatham, 7/7/05 (227K PDF File)

Appeals of Air Permit Modification

Letter to Virginia DEQ Requesting Public Hearing, 1/5/05 (32K PDF File)
Response from Thomas Henderson to Request for Hearing, 1/12/05 (21K PDF File)
Response to Henderson Letter, 1/18/05 (69K PDF File)
Application for Modification to Permit, from Columbia Forest Products to Virginia DEQ, 5/27/05
- Introduction and Summary (252K PDF File)
- Appendix A - Form 7 Air Permit Application (207K PDF File)
- Appendix B - Hurst Boiler Proposal (175K PDF File)
- Appendix C - Emissions Calculations (246K PDF File)
- Appendix D - Screen3 Model (383K PDF File)
Draft Air Permit for Columbia Forest Products, from Virginia DEQ, 2/2/06 (1.2MB PDF File)
Public Comment to Virginia DEQ regarding the Draft Air Permit, 2/24/06
- Introduction and Summary (60K PDF File)
- Attachment 1 - Appeal of Insufficient Boiler Stack Height (57K PDF File)
- Attachment 2 - Appeal of Burning of “Treated” Wood (30K PDF File)
- Attachment 3 - Appeal of Granting a Synthetic Minor Permit Rather Than a Major Permit (192K PDF File)
- Attachment 4 - Appeal of Improper Use of AP-42 Factors for Emissions Calculations (16K PDF File)
- Attachment 5 - Appeal of Unresolved Emissions Data Involving Resins (17K PDF File)
- References 1A-01 through 1A-11 (400K PDF File)
- References 2A-01 through 2A-03 (71K PDF File)
- References 3A-01 through 3A-67 (1.67MB PDF File)
- References 3B-01 through 3B-32 (776K PDF File)
- References 3C-01 through 3C-10 (305K PDF File)
- References 4A-01 through 4A-05 (155K PDF File)
- Reference 5A-01 (18K PDF File)
- Cover Letter to Gov. Tim Kaine (27K PDF File)
- Cover Letter to Dr. Robert Stroube, State Health Commissioner (28K PDF File)
- Cover Letter to Preston Bryant, Virginia Secretary of Natural Resources (25K PDF File)
- Cover Letter to David Paylor, Director, Virginia DEQ (21K PDF File)
Acknowledgment from Preston Bryant, and on Behalf of Gov. Kaine, 3/21/06 (28K PDF File)
Letter from Del. Robert Hurt to Preston Bryant, 7/5/06 (43K PDF File)
Issuance of Columbia Forest Permit by Virginia DEQ, 7/17/06
- Cover Letter from T.L. Henderson (65K PDF File)
- Response to Permit Appeals (349K PDF File)
- New Columbia Forest Products Air Permit (352K PDF File)
- Letter from Kathleen Kilpatrick (Director, Virginia Department of Historic Resources) to David Paylor (Director, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality), 6/14/06 (56K PDF File)
Letter from T.L. Henderson (Virginia DEQ) to Donna Reynolds (American Lung Association), 7/17/06 (26K PDF File)
Response to Del. Robert Hurt from Preston Bryant, 7/20/06 (78K PDF File)
Response to Mitchell Family from Preston Bryant, and on Behalf of Gov. Kaine, 7/21/06 (37K PDF File)

Columbia Forest Products - Chatham, Virginia - Smokestack Environmental Pollution - VA DEQ Monitor

Smoke from Columbia Forest Products towers in the evening sky behind an inactive Virginia DEQ air monitor (see daytime video at the same location).

Appeal Regarding Lack of Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Reports

Appeal to EPA Regarding Lack of TRI Reports, 2/25/06
- Cover Letter to Samantha Fairchild, Director, EPA Office of Enforcement, Compliance and Environmental Justice (36K PDF File)
- Appeal (112K PDF File)
- References 2A-01 through 2A-21 (478K PDF File)
- References 2B-01 through 2B-20 (477K PDF File)
- References 2C-01 through 2C-40 (945K PDF File)
Note: No response was received from EPA.

Appeal Regarding Section 106, National Historic Preservation Act

Letter from Ethel Eaton (Virginia DHR) to Don Klima (Office of Federal Agency Programs), 11/15/05 (50K PDF File)
Letter from Mitchell Family to EPA Requesting Section 106 Consulting Party Status (One of Numerous Similar Letters from Chatham Residents to EPA), 1/26/06 (78K PDF File)
Response from Joyce Howell (EPA) to Mitchell Family Regarding Request for Section 106 Consulting Party Status, 2/16/06 (36K PDF File)
Letter from David Paylor (Director, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality), to Kathleen Kilpatrick (Director, Virginia Department of Historic Resources), 5/22/06 (234K PDF File)
Letter from Kathleen Kilpatrick to David Paylor, 6/14/06 (56K PDF File)
Chatham Residents' Response to David Paylor Regarding Kathleen Kilpatrick's 6/14/06 Letter, 6/19/06

Rebuttal to David Paylor, Virginia DEQ (230K PDF File)
Appeal for Revisiting Facts of the Case to Kathleen Kilpatrick, Virginia DHR (19K PDF File)
Cover Letters to Gov. Kaine, Dr. Stroube, and Preston Bryant (82K PDF File)
Appeal to EPA (53K PDF File)
Appeal to Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (129K PDF File)

Letter from Kathleen Kilpatrick in Response to Appeal, 6/27/06 (27K PDF File)
Summary of Unresolved Issues in Letter to Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, Copies to Many Including EPA, 7/21/06 (173K PDF File)
- Elaboration of MACT Question (27K PDF File)
  - MACT References (876K PDF File)
- Note: Issues discussed in the 7/21/06 letter are still unresolved.

Appeal to Rep. Virgil Goode

Chatham Residents to Rep. Virgil Goode, 12/15/03, (90K PDF File)

Rep. Virgil Goode to Chatham Residents, 12/16/03, (24K PDF File)

Rep. Virgil Goode to Columbia Forest Products, 12/16/03, (26K PDF File)

DEQ Plans Meeting on Noise, Odor, Star-Tribune, 1/14/04

Appeal to Chatham Town Council

Petition by Chatham Residents to Chatham Town Council, 11/10/03, (89K PDF File)
Mitchells to Chatham Mayor and Town Council, 11/10/03, (30K PDF File)
Residents Fed Up with Noise, Star-Tribune, 11/12/03
Town Takes Wait-and-See Approach with Columbia Forest, Star-Tribune, 11/25/03

Public Letter

“Bam! Bam! Hummmm! Ding!”

Noncompliances

Illegal Discharge, 1996-97
- Virginia DEQ to Columbia Forest Products, Illegal Discharge, 3/11/97, (43K PDF File)
- Rep. L. F. Payne to Gillispie, 12/06/96, (17K PDF File)
- Rep. L. F. Payne to Gillispie, 12/03/96, (20K PDF File)
- EPA to Rep. L. F. Payne, 11/27/96, (19K PDF File)
- Sen. Charles Robb to Gillispie, 11/18/96, (12K PDF File)
- Gillispie to Sen. Charles Robb, 11/96, (11K PDF File)
Virginia DEQ to Columbia Forest Products, Failure to Maintain Records, 7/11/97, (36K PDF File)
Virginia DEQ to Columbia Forest Products, Failure to Maintain Records, 4/22/98, (35K PDF File)

Smoke from the Columbia Forest Products boiler stack, April 2011.

Smoke from the Columbia Forest Products boiler stack, April 2010.

Smoke from the Columbia Forest Products boiler stack, April 2009.

Smoke from the Columbia Forest Products boiler stack, nighttime, December 2007.

Smoke from the Columbia Forest Products boiler stack, September 2007.

Smoke from the Columbia Forest Products boiler stack, January 2007.

News about Columbia Forest Products

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Columbia Forest Should Ship Wood Waste to Dominion, Star-Tribune, 6/8/11