EPA v. PHELPS DODGE MORENCI INC.
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$39,000
Compliance action
$376,000
Case summary
FACILITY LOCATED AT 4521 HIGHWAY 666 IN MORENCI, ARIZONA 85540. PENALTY ACTION FOR DISCHARGE OF CONTAMINATED MINE RUNOFF IN OCTOBER - NOVEMBER, 1994, IN VIOLATION OF FACILITY'S NPDES PERMIT.
Defendants (1)
- PHELPS DODGE MORENCI, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
PHELPS DODGE MORENCI INCORPORATED
4521 U.S. HWY. 191, MORENCI, AZ, 85540
Registry ID: 110039256275
PHELPS DODGE MORENCI INCORPORATED
4521 U.S. HWY. 191, MORENCI, AZ, 85540
Registry ID: 110039256275
Statutes cited
- CWA 309G — Clean Water Act
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
- CWA 402 — Clean Water Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
PHELPS DODGE MORENCI, INC.entered 1996-09-30
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $39,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1994-09-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1995-02-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1996-09-30Final Order Issued
- 1996-09-30Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 52535
- Case number
- 09-1994-0068
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- RC-2
- EPA region
- 09
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Clean Water Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-1994-0068 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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