EPA v. INTERNATIONAL COAL GROUP (ICG) / ARCH COAL (NC) (BNK)

Case summary

ARCH COAL IS THE PARENT COMPANY OF ICG, INC., ARCH COAL, AND ICG, INC., FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY JANUARY 11, 2016. THE CWA CD WITH ARCH COAL AND OCG WAS ENTERED ON 2/23/16. THE $2 MILLION PENALTY IN THE CD HAD NOT BEEN PAID WHEN ARCH FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY. THE CD WAS PART OF A MULTI-REGION ENFORCEMENT INITIATIVE WITH REGION 3 AS THE LEADER BECAUSE MOST OF THE PERMIT VIOLATIONS WERE AT FACILITIES LOCATED IN REGION 3. A BANKRUPTCY REFERRAL TRANSMITTED BY EPA REGION 3 AND THIS BANKRUPTCY REFERRAL BY REGION 4 DESCRIBE EPA'S CLAIMS TO SUPPORT FILING A BANKRUPTCY PROOF OF CLAIM.

Defendants (3)

• ARCH COALNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• ICG, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• INTERNATIONAL COAL GROUPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• INTERNATIONAL COAL GROUP, LLC (ICG) / ARCH COAL

  1 CITY PLACE, ST. LOUIS, MO, 63141

  Registry ID: 110069549572

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• INTERNATIONAL COAL GROUP (ICG) / ARCH COAL (NC)entered 2016-07-08

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 2016-06-22Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2016-07-08Final Order Entered
• 2016-07-08Complaint Filed With Court
• 2016-07-08Final Order Lodged
• 2016-07-08Enforcement Action Closed
• 2016-07-08Concluded
• 2016-07-14Enforcement Action Data Entered