EPA v. DENISON MINES USA CORPORATION
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
THIS CONSOLIDATED COMPLAINT AND CONSENT AGREEMENT IS ISSUED TO DENISON MINES USA CORPORATION. DURING AN EPA INSPECTION THAT OCCURED APRIL 27, 2010 OF THE LA SAL MINES, VENT 1350 WAS OBSERVED TO BE VENTING TO THE ATMOSPHERE WITHOUT MONITORING. EMISSIONS OF RADON-222 FROM VENT 1350 HAVE NOT BEEN CONTINUOUSLY MEASURED FROM ON OR ABOUT APRIL 18 THROUGH APRIL 27, 2010, JANUARY 12 THROUGH FEBRUARY 15, 2010, AND MARCH 31 THROUGH APRIL 8, 2010. EMISSIONS OF RADON-222 FROM THE VENTS NAMED PANDORA 3, PANDORA 7, AND PANDORA 12 HAVE NOT BEEN CONTINUOUSLY MEASURED FROM ON OR ABOUT JANUARY THROUGH APRIL 2010.
Defendants (1)
- DENISON MINES USA CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
DENISON MINES (USA) CORPORATION
SEC. 11, R24E, T29S, LA SAL, UT, 84530
Registry ID: 110040512282
Statutes cited
- CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants
Enforcement conclusions (1)
DENISON MINES USA CORPORATIONentered 2011-11-17
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $40,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2011-11-17Final Order Issued
- 2011-11-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2011-11-30Enforcement Action Closed
- 2011-12-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 2600077766
- Case number
- 08-2012-0009
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 08
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Hazardous Air Pollutants
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-2012-0009 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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