EPA v. BLACK MESA PIPELINE
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$79,000
Case summary
THIS CIVIL JUDICIAL REFERRAL PURSUANT TO THE CLEAN WATER ACT IS ISSUED TO BLACK MESA PIPELINE, INC. FOR VIOLATIONS INVOLVING THE DISCHARGE OF COAL SLURRY TO WATERS OF THE U.S. WITHOUT A VALID NPDES PERMIT, AND ALSO FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH A PREVIOUSLY ISSUED ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER. THE REFERRAL ASKS THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO FILE A CIVIL JUDICIAL COMPLAINT AGAINST BLACK MESA PIPELINE SEEKING INJUNCTIVE RELIEF (CEASE UNPERMITTED DISCHARGES) AND A CIVIL PENALTY (AMOUNT TO BE DETERMINED).
Defendants (1)
- BLACK MESA PIPELINE, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
BLACK MESA PUMP STA AND PIPELINE
30 MI S OF HWY 160, NEAR BIA RD 59, KAYENTA, AZ, 86033
Registry ID: 110010677393
Statutes cited
- CWA 301A — Clean Water Act
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
BLACK MESA PIPELINEentered 2001-04-17
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $79,000
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 1999-06-21Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1999-09-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2001-04-17Final Order Lodged
- 2001-04-17Final Order Entered
- 2001-04-17Complaint Filed With Court
- 2001-04-17Concluded
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 53091
- Case number
- 09-1999-0029
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- ATWGL
- EPA region
- 09
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Clean Water Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-1999-0029 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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