EPA v. Knight Hawk Coal LLC
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
Administrative Order on Consent (AOC) mitigates alleged violations of Section 301 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency discovered at Knight Hawk Coal, LLC (?KHC?). KHC discharged pollutants, in excess of limits required in their National Pollutant Discharge Elimination (NPDES) Permits, into multiple receiving waters in Illinois.
Defendants (1)
- Knight Hawk Coal LLCNamed in settlement
Facilities (4)
KNIGHT HAWK COAL LLC
CREEK PAUM MINE (NORTH), AVA, IL, 62907
Registry ID: 110001356942
KNIGHT HAWK COAL LLC
5 MILES NE OF AVA ILLINOIS, AVA, IL, 62907
Registry ID: 110001356942
KNIGHT HAWK COAL LLC
RED HAWK MINE, VERGENNES, IL, 62994
Registry ID: 110021029563
KNIGHT HAWK COAL, LLC
1 1/2 MILES NW OF CUTLER, ILLINOIS, CUTLER, IL, 62272
Registry ID: 110025314292
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Knight Hawk Coal LLCentered 2020-09-09
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2020-09-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2020-09-09Final Order Issued
- 2021-03-22Enforcement Action Closed
- 2021-03-22NPDES Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602281146
- Case number
- 05-2020-0318
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 05
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Permit Violations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-2020-0318 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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