EPA v. BLACK MESA PIPELINE
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
PIPELINE FAILURE CAUSED RELEASE OF COAL SLURRY TO UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF BIG CHINO WHAS, A WATER OF THE U.S. FACILITY IS NOT AUTHORIZED TO DISHCHARGE BY AN NPDES PERMIT. THE POLLUTANT RELEASED VIOLATED CWA SECTION 301(A).
Defendants (1)
- BLACK MESA PIPLEINENamed 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 308A — Clean Water Act
- CWA 309 — Violation of Existing AO
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
BLACK MESA PIPELINEentered 1998-01-06
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1998-01-06Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1998-01-06Final Order Issued
- 1998-01-06Enforcement Action Closed
- 1998-04-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 52898
- Case number
- 09-1998-0021
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- ORC-3
- EPA region
- 09
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Clean Water Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-1998-0021 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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