EPA v. Solar Sources

Case summary

A Consent Agreement and Final Order was filed with the Regional Hearing Clerk on 3/16/10. This CAFO resolves violations of Section 404 of the CWA at two active mining operations owned by Solar Sources - Cannelburg and Lewis mines - located in southern Indiana. On 2/4/10 EPA public noticed a consent agreement and final order (CAFO) for Solar Sources in order to settle CWA 404 violations for discharges of fill and/or dredge material into several streams at its surface coal mines in Cannelburg and Lewis, in southern Indiana. The discharges at the Cannelburg mine impacted a total of 23,425 linear feet of stream. The discharges at the Lewis mine impacted a total of 9,381 feet of stream. The violations are of environmental significance because the activities resulted in a loss of aquatic habitat, a reduction in the overall stream length, decreased water quality, and negatively affected the biological integrity and biodiversity of the impacted watersheds. Solar Sources has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $299,500 to resolve these violations

Defendants (1)

• Solar SourcesNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (3)

• SOLAR SOURCES - CANNELBURG MINE

  625 N 9TH STREET, PETERSBURG, IN, 47567

  Registry ID: 110003112934

• SOLAR SOURCES - CANNELBURG MINE

  625 N 9TH STREET, PETERSBURG, IN, 47567

  Registry ID: 110003112934

• SOLAR SOURCES MINING, LLC LEWIS MINE

  10633 E FRENCH DR, LEWIS, IN, 47858

  Registry ID: 110009981635

Statutes cited

• CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Solar Sources CAFOentered 2010-03-16

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $299,500

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2010-03-16Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2010-03-16Final Order Issued
• 2010-03-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2010-05-27Enforcement Action Closed
• 2010-05-27Compliance Achieved