EPA v. APPOLO FUELS, INC.

Case summary

9/30/2014 - CONSENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $135,000. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. ORDER ALLEGES: AT NO TIME DURING THE DISCHARGE OF DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL INTO THE DISCHARGE ARA FROM ON OR ABOUT AUGUST 18, 2009, TO THE PRESENT, DID THE RESPONDENT POSSESS A PERMIT UNDER SECTION 404 OF THE CWA, AUTHORIZING THE DISCHARGE OF DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL BY RESPONDENT, AND/OR THOSE ACTING ON ITS BEHALF. EACH DISCHARGE BY THE RESPONDENT, AND/OR THOSE ACTING ON ITS BEHALF. IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301(a) OF THE CWA. EACH DAY THE MATERIAL DISCHARGED BY THE RESPONDENT REMAINS IN WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES WITHOUT THE REQUIRED PERMIT UNDER SECTION 404 OF THE CWA.

Defendants (1)

• APPOLO FUELS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• APPOLO FUELS, INC- JELLICO MINE # 1

  KY - 535, FONDE, KY, 40940

  Registry ID: 110055367491

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
• CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• APPOLO FUELS, INC.entered 2014-09-30

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $135,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2014-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2014-09-30Final Order Issued
• 2014-10-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2014-10-30Enforcement Action Closed