Packaging Corporation of America

Air Toxics Health Risk Assessment Status

Cleaner Air Oregon is a health-based permitting program that regulates emissions of toxic air contaminants from facilities based on risk to nearby communities. CAO requires facilities to report toxic air contaminant emissions, assess potential health risks to people nearby and reduce toxic air contaminant risk if it exceeds health standards.

As part of the Cleaner Air Oregon process, each facility has a dedicated web page to provide communities access to facility information and updates on where it is involved in the process.

Each step of the CAO risk assessment process has a section that includes DEQ's communications and deliverables from the facility.
A color-coded graphic shows where a facility is in the Cleaner Air Oregon Process.
For additional information and history of the program, visit the Cleaner Air Oregon website.

Air Toxics assessment process

Emissions Inventory

For an introduction to emissions inventories and why they matter, please see EPA's Fact Sheet. An Emissions Inventory is a list of each toxic air contaminant regulated under the Cleaner Air Oregon rules that a facility emits in a given year. The Emissions Inventory includes the amount of each toxic air contaminant emitted from each individual emissions-producing activity.

Sept. 1, 2020: DEQ calls Packaging Corporation of America into the program.

DEQ Call-in Letter for Packaging Corporation of America

Nov. 25, 2020: Facility submitted Emissions Inventory

Dec. 30, 2020: DEQ responded to Emissions Inventory submittal, requiring source testing and supplemental information.

Jan. 29, 2021: Facility submitted revised Emissions Inventory and supporting information

Feb. 17, 2021: DEQ approved revised Emissions Inventory

DEQ Approval Letter

Modeling protocol and Risk Assessment Work Plan

Modeling protocol

March 18, 2021: Facility submitted combined Modeling Protocol and Risk Assessment Work Plan

April 26, 2021: DEQ requested revised Modeling Protocol and Risk Assessment Work Plan

DEQ Response Letter

May 25, 2021: Facility submitted revised Modeling Protocol and Risk Assessment Work Plan and supporting information

Cover Letter

June 11, 2021: DEQ approved Modeling Protocol and Risk Assessment Work Plan

DEQ Approval Letter

Sept. 21, 2021: Facility submitted revised Modeling Protocol and Risk Assessment Work Plan to revise exposure locations

Modeling Protocol and Risk Assessment Work Plan (in DEQ review)

Risk Assessment Report

Oct. 6, 2021: Facility submitted Level 3 Risk Assessment Report (in DEQ review)

Risk Assessment
Modeling Files (To review these files, please submit a public records request)

Oct. 28, 2021: DEQ approves Risk Assessment

DEQ Approval Letter

DEQ Contact

Kenzie Billings

Site Address

Packaging Corporation of America
2121 Madrona Ave. SE
Salem, OR 97302