EPA v. BHP PINTO VALLEY
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
FAILURE OF A SLOPE AT A COPPER MINE IN ARIZONA RESULTED IN THE RELEASE OF A LARGE QUANTITY OF CONTAMINANTS TO WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES AND ONTO LAND MANAGED BY THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE. THE EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTATIVE ORDER REQUIRING BHP COPPER TO TAKE STEPS TO CLEAN UP THE RELEASE OF CONTAMINANTS.
Defendants (1)
- BHP PINTO VALLEYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
B H P COPPER MIAMI UNIT
HWY 60 AND DAVIS CANYON RD, MIAMI, AZ, 85539
Registry ID: 110008257787
Statutes cited
- CWA 308 — Information Request, Records, Entry
- CWA 309 — Violation of Existing AO
- CWA 301A — Clean Water Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
BHP PINTO VALLEYentered 1997-12-30
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1997-12-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1997-12-30Final Order Issued
- 1997-12-30Enforcement Action Closed
- 1998-04-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 52897
- Case number
- 09-1998-0020
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- ORC2
- EPA region
- 09
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Information Request, Records, Entry
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-1998-0020 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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