EPA v. BLACK WARRIOR MINERALS, INC.

Case summary

10/16/17 - ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLIANCE ORDER ON CONSENT ISSUED. ORDER STATES: AT NO TIME DURING THE DISCHARGE OF DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL INTO THE DISCHARGE AREA FROM JANUARY 2014 FOR POND 20 AND APRIL 2015 FOR POND 21, DID THE RESPONDENT POSSESS A PERMIT UNDER SECTION 404 OF THE CWA, AUTHORIZING THE DISCHARGE OF DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL BY RESPONDENT. EACH DISCHARGE BY THE RESPONDENT OF POLLUTANTS INTO NAVIGABLE WATERS WITHOUT THE REQUIRED PERMIT ISSUED UNDER SECTION 404 OF THE CWA.

Defendants (1)

• BLACK WARRIOR MINERALS, INC.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WETLANDS (BLACK WARRIOR MINERALS, INC., SEABOARD MINE)

  33.25 N 87.39 W, BROOKWOOD, AL, 35444

  Registry ID: 110070132376

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BLACK WARRIOR MINERALS, INC.entered 2017-10-16

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2017-10-16Final Order Issued
• 2017-10-25Enforcement Action Data Entered