EPA v. CYPRUS MIAMI MINING CORP.
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$199,125
Compliance action
$1,300,000
Case summary
CYPRUS MINERALS AND ITS SUBSIDIARY CYPRUS MIAMI VIOLATED CYPRUS MIAMI'S NPDES PERMIT AS FOLLOWS; RESULTING IN 1155 DAYS OF VIOLATION: 681 VIOLATIONS OF EFFLUENT LIMITS, 13 VIOLATIONS FOR FAILURE TO REPORT, VIOLATIONS FOR FAILURE TO ACCURATELY PERFORM COMPOSITE SAMPLING AND FLOOR MEASUREMENTS, AND ONE DISCHARGE FROM AN UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE POINT. THESE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED BETWEEN 10/1/89 AND 1/31/93.
Defendants (2)
- CYPRUS MIAMI MINING CORP.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- CYPRUS MINERALS CORP.
Facilities (1)
PHELPS DODGE MIAMI INC
1 M N US 60 AND NEW STREET, CLAYPOOL, AZ, 85532
Registry ID: 110071099504
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CYPRUS MIAMI MINING CORP.entered 1996-05-17
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $199,125 · State/local: $95,875
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 1993-08-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1993-09-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1996-05-13Complaint Filed With Court
- 1996-05-17Final Order Lodged
- 1996-05-17Final Order Entered
- 1996-05-17Concluded
- 1998-03-06Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 52446
- Case number
- 09-1993-0029
- DOJ docket
- 90-5-1-1-5059
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- RC-2
- EPA region
- 09
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-1993-0029 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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