EPA v. Texas Westmoreland Coal Company
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
This penalty to Texas Westmoreland is due to their failure to properly submit CWA 404 permit applications as required by the CWA. As a result, mining operations in two areas (32G and 47A) went through the mining/reclamation cycle without CWA 404 permits.
Defendants (1)
- Texas Westmoreland Coal CompanyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
TEXAS WESTMORELAND COAL COMPANY
JEWETT MINE, JEWETT, TX, 75846
Registry ID: 110070132112
Statutes cited
- CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Texas Westmoreland Coal Companyentered 2018-06-20
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $5,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2018-06-20Enforcement Action Closed
- 2018-06-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2018-06-20Final Order Issued
- 2018-06-26Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3601476060
- Case number
- 06-2018-2706
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- 6wq-e
- EPA region
- 06
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Permits for Dredge and Fill Material
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2018-2706 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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