Boise White Paper LLC, Wallula

The comment period on the proposed National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for Boise White Paper, Inc ended December 5, 2011. For more information, read the:

Location & History

Boise Inc. operates a kraft pulp and paper mill and corrugated container plant on the east bank of the Columbia River, approximately 15 miles southeast of Pasco, Washington and approximately 2 miles north of Wallula, Washington.

The mill is working toward sustainability. Activities include:

ISO 14001 certification. Established by the International Organization for Standardization, ISO 14001 is recognized as the leading standard for environmental management systems (EMS). Certification indicates that Wallula's EMS complies with ISO 14001 standards and demonstrates the company's commitment to high standards of environmental stewardship and to continuously improving its environmental activities.
Participating in EPA's National Environmental Performance Track program from 2007 through 2009. To qualify for the Performance Track program, a facility had to demonstrate its commitment to sustained environmental compliance, sound environmental management, continuous improvement, pollution prevention and public outreach.
Measuring progress toward sustainability by participating in the Industrial Footprint Project.

Capacity:

Employing about 400 people, the mill produces about 1600 tons of bleached paper, fine, coated paper and corrugating medium each day. The container plant employs an additional 155 people and produces about 5.2 million square feet of corrugated boxes each day.

Facility Site Number: 5

Location and Mailing address:

Wallula Mill
Highway 12 & Highway 395
Post Office Box 500
Wallula, WA 99363

Industrial Section Permits

Ecology Contact:

Robert Carruthers

For more information visit the Company Website.