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06-2022-1743Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2022· Region 06

EPA v. Ancho-Gachupin-Brackett Mine

Final Order No Penalty

Case summary

This Order is being issued to the Respondent for violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA) 33 U.S.C. ?? 1251-1387. EPA finds that the Respondent owns or operates a facility and violated its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit by failure to sample/required analysis not conducted in submitted Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs) for outfalls 007-A, 014-A, and 015-A on 05/31/2021.

Defendants (1)

  • Mr. James SaynayNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • ANCHO-GACHUPIN-BRACKETT MINE

    AT YORK CANYON COMPLEX,, CALFAX COUNTY, NM, 87740

    Registry ID: 110009831012

Statutes cited

  • CWA 301/402NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • Ancho-Gachupin-Brackett Mine AOentered 2022-02-24

    Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

  • 2022-02-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2022-02-24Final Order Issued
  • 2023-08-02Pipeline Closed
  • 2023-08-02Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2023-08-02NPDES Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3603004301
Case number
06-2022-1743
Lead agency
EPA
Branch
ECD-W
EPA region
06
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
NPDES Permit Violations

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2022-1743 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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