EPA v. PHELPS DODGE - UNITED VERDE
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
THIS IS A JUDICIAL REFERRAL PURSUANT TO THE CWA REGARDING PHELPS DODGE CORPORATION. THE VIOLATIONS INVOLVE DISCHARGES OF HEAVY METAL LADEN WASTEWATER WITHOUT A PERMIT FROM THREE LOCATIONS AT THE FORMER UNITED VERDE MINE IN ARIZONA. EPA WILL SEEK A PENALTY AND INJUCTIVE RELIEF NECESSARY TO END THESE VIOLATIONS.
Defendants (1)
- PHELPS DODGENamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
PHELPS DODGE CORP
OLD MINE ROAD, 2 MI NE OF JEROME, JEROME, AZ, 86331
Registry ID: 110015751195
Statutes cited
- CWA 402 — Clean Water Act
- CWA 309 — Violation of Existing AO
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Phelps Dodge Consent Decreeentered 2003-11-20
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $220,142
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 2000-09-28Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2000-10-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2003-09-16Complaint Filed With Court
- 2003-09-16Final Order Lodged
- 2003-11-20Concluded
- 2003-11-20Final Order Entered
- 2003-12-02Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 53557
- Case number
- 09-2000-0289
- 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 09-2000-0289 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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