EPA v. UMETCO MINERALS CORPORATION/NATRONA
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$10,000
Case summary
RESPONDENT IS THE OWNER AND OPERATOR OF A URANIUM MILL WITH AN ACTIVE SUBGRADE URANIUM MILL TAILINGS PILE, KNOWN AS THE A-9 PIT IN EAST GAS HILLS, NATRONA COUNTY, WYOMING. THIS PIT SERVES AS A DISPOSAL SITE FOR LOW LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE AND IS AN OPERATING EXISTING MILL IMPOUNDMENT. RESPONDENT FAILED TO REPORT RADON EMISSIONS RESULTS; FAILED TO REPORT 1990 TEST RESULTS; AND HAS BEEN IN CONTINUOUS VIOLATION FROM MARCH 31, 1991 TO THE ISSUANCE OF THIS COMPLAINT.
Defendants (1)
- UMETCO MINERALS CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
UMETCO MINERALS CORP A9 GAS PIT
W ON US 20/26 FROM CASPER 30 MILES TO WALTMAN, GAS HILLS, WY, 82501
Registry ID: 110010755780
Statutes cited
- CAA 113A — Violation of Existing Administrative Order
Enforcement conclusions (1)
UMETCO MINERALS CORPORATION/NATRONAentered 1997-01-07
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $10,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1992-03-31Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1992-03-31Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1997-01-07Final Order Issued
- 1997-01-07Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 49052
- Case number
- 08-1992-0064
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- AIR
- EPA region
- 08
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Violation of Existing Administrative Order
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-1992-0064 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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