EPA v. PEGASUS GOLD CORP./ZORTMAN MINING

Case summary

THE BANKRUPTCY CLAIM ARISES OUT OF A PREVIOUS CLEAN WATER ACT CASE AGAINST THESE DEFENDANTS WHICH WAS SETTLED IN 1996. THE $2 MILLION PENALTY HAS BEEN PAID. THE AGENCY'S MOST RECENT CONTACT WITH THE DEBTORS WAS A DISPUTE UNDER THE CONSENT DECREE CONCERNING THE PAYMENT OF $25,300 IN STIPULATED PENALTIES. AFTER DISCUSSING THE DISPUTE, EPA DETERMINED THAT THE PENALTIES WERE DUE AS ASSESSED, AND THE PENALTIES WERE PAID ON 12/1/97. EPA BECAME AWARE THAT PEGASUS AND ZORTMAN FILED FOR CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION ON 1/16/98. DOJS APPEARANCE IN THIS MATTER IS NECESSARY TO PROTECT EPA'S INTERESTS IN HAVING ADEQUATE FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR THE COMPANY TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CONSENT DECREE.

Defendants (1)

• PEGASUS GOLD CORP./ZORTMAN MINING, INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ZORTMAN MINING INC

  274 ACRES W OF HWY 191, ZORTMAN, MT, 59546

  Registry ID: 110000873163

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
• CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PEGASUS GOLD CORP./ZORTMAN MININGentered 1998-12-22

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1998-04-28Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1998-06-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-12-22Complaint Filed With Court
• 1998-12-22Concluded
• 1998-12-22Enforcement Action Closed
• 1998-12-22Final Order Lodged
• 1998-12-22Final Order Entered