EPA v. KERR-MCGEE COAL CORPORATION/JACOB'S RANCH MINE
Penalty assessed
$200,000
Case summary
04/27/92: IN MAY 1991, EPA INSPECTED THE JACOBS RANCH COAL MINE NEAR GILLETTE, WYOMING. DURING THE INSPECTION SEVERAL VIOLATIONS OF RCRA WERE OBSERVED, INCLUDING ILLEGAL DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS WASTE AND FAILURE TO PREPARE MANIFESTS. JACOBS RANCH MINE PERSONNEL WERE OBSERVED USING CHLORINATED SOLVENTS TO DEGREASE COAL TRUCK ENGINES, ALLOWIN ALLOWING THE SOLVENTS TO BE COLLECTED IN DRIP PAN AND THEN MIXING WITH AND DISPOSING OF THE HAZARDOUS WASTE AS WASTE OIL. SUBSEQUENT INFORMATION CONCERNING KERR-MCGEE'S NUMEROUS SHIPMENTS OF THIS HAZARDOUS WASTE WAS OBTAINED THROUGH RCRA SECTION 3007 INFORMATION GATHERING AUTHORITY.
Defendants (2)
- JACOB'S RANCH MINENamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- KERR-MCGEE COAL CORPORATION/JACOB'S RANNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
JACOBS RANCH COAL COMPANY
15 MILES EAST ON HWY 450, WRIGHT, WY, 82732
Registry ID: 110008061051
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3008A — Compliance Order: Injunctive & Penalty
Enforcement conclusions (1)
KERR-MCGEE COAL CORPORATION/JACOB'S RANCH MINEentered 1994-09-29
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $200,000
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 1992-04-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1992-04-02Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1994-09-29Final Order Issued
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 49062
- Case number
- 08-1992-0074
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- RCR
- EPA region
- 08
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Compliance Order: Injunctive & Penalty
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-1992-0074 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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