EPA v. LANDUSKY MINE

Case summary

A REFERRAL TO DOJ WAS MADE ON 12/28/94 AGAINST PEGASUS GOLD CORP. AND ZORTMAN MINING INC. THE VIOLATIONS INCLUDE THE DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS INTO WATERS OF THE U.S. WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION THROUGH A NPDES PERMIT. THIS COULD BE A NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT CASE BECAUSE THE STATE OF MONTANA FILED AN ACTION IN STATE COURT AGAINST THE SAME DEFENDANTS FOR THE SAME VIOLATIONS THAT ARE IN THIS COMPLAINT. THIS CASE IS RELATED TO ANOTHER CASE AGAINST PEGASUS IN- VOLVING THE ZORTMAN MINE. THE TWO MINES ARE ADJACENT, AND PART OF A SINGLE MINING COMPLEX. THE CASES ARE PROCEEDING CONCURRENTLY.

Defendants (1)

• PEGASUS GOLD CORP.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• LANDUSKY MINING INC

  PO BOX 57, ZORTMAN, MT, 59546

  Registry ID: 110007652209

Statutes cited

• CWA 301A — Clean Water Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• LANDUSKY MINEentered 1996-07-24

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $1,500,000

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1994-12-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1994-12-28Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1994-12-28Referred TO U.S. Attorney
• 1995-06-06Complaint Filed With Court
• 1996-07-24Final Order Lodged
• 1996-07-24Final Order Entered
• 1996-07-24Concluded