EPA v. ArcelorMittal Minorca Mine - Haul Road and Pipeline Spills
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
EPA penalized ArcelorMittal Minorca mine for the unauthorized discharge of fill material into wetlands as a result of the construction of a haul road and two separate spills from a tailings pipeline.
Defendants (1)
- ArcelorMittal Minorca MineNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
ARCELORMITTAL MINORCA MINE INC
5950 OLD HIGHWAY 53 NORTH, VIRGINIA, MN, 55792
Registry ID: 110056954808
Statutes cited
- CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material
Enforcement conclusions (1)
ArcelorMittal Minorca Mine - Haul Road and Pipeline Spillsentered 2015-03-18
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $177,500
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2015-01-22Public Comment Period Start
- 2015-03-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2015-03-18Final Order Issued
- 2015-03-26Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600099456
- Case number
- 05-2015-1010
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 05
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Permits for Dredge and Fill Material
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-2015-1010 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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