EPA v. BLACK MESA PIPELINE, INC.
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$11,600
Compliance action
$35,000
Case summary
RUPTURES IN COAL SLURRY PIPELINE AT MILEPOSTS 215 (ON 4/2/96) AND 221 (ON 4/4/96) RESULTED IN DISCHARGES TO WATERS OF THE U.S. FOR WHICH THERE WAS NO PERMIT. THIS WAS A PENALTY ONLY CASE.
Defendants (1)
- BLACK MESA PIPELINE, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
BLACK MESA PIPELINE, INC.
INTERSTATE 40 & U.S. 93 15 MI E. KINGMAN, AZ, KINGMAN, AZ, 86401
Registry ID: 110010063162
Statutes cited
- CWA 309G — Clean Water Act
- CWA 301A — Clean Water Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
BLACK MESA PIPELINE, INC.entered 1997-03-11
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $11,600
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1997-01-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1997-03-11Final Order Issued
- 1997-03-25Enforcement Action Closed
- 1997-07-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 52771
- Case number
- 09-1997-0059
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- ORC24
- EPA region
- 09
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Clean Water Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-1997-0059 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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