EPA v. Joy Global Surface Mining, Inc. Virginia MN Cafo

Case summary

Count I: Respondent did not submit to the SERC a completed Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Form including sulfuric acid and Black Beauty for Calendar Year 2015 by March 1, 2016. Rather Respondent submitted a completed Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Form on December 6, 2016; Count II Respondent did not submit to the Virginia Fire Department a completed emergency and hazardous chemical inventory form including sulfuric acid and Black Beauty for calendar year 2015 by March 1, 2016. Rather, Respondent submitted a completed emergency and hazardous chemical form to the Virginia Fire Department on December 7, 2016. The civil penalty agreed to settle this action was $6,319. Respondent also agreed to a Supplemental Environmental Project designed to protect the environment or public health by purchasing emergency response equipment and donating the equipment to the Evergreen Volunteer Fire Department, Buhl Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, and Virginia Fire Department, spending at least $23,698 to purchase the equipment.

Defendants (1)

• Joy Global Surface Mining Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• JOY GLOBAL SURFACE MINING INC

  4100 P&H RD, VIRGINIA, CITY OF, MN, 55792

  Registry ID: 110060280235

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Joy Global Surface Mining, Inc. Virginia MN Cafoentered 2017-12-15

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $6,319 · SEP: $23,698

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 2017-12-15Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2017-12-15Final Order Issued
• 2017-12-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2018-04-30Pipeline Closed
• 2018-04-30Compliance Achieved
• 2018-04-30Enforcement Action Closed