EPA v. Asarco Mission Mine
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
'This is an Administrative Compliance Order pursuant to the Clean Water Act issued to Asarco. The violation involves discharge of primarily copper laden stormwater runoff and process water discharge to ephemeral tributaries of the Santa Cruz river near Tucson in violation of the facilities Multi Sector General Permit for Industrial Activity, Sector G. The Order directs the discharger to apply for an individual NPDES permit for the discharges.'
Defendants (1)
- Asarco IncorporatedNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
ASARCO MISSION MINE
4210 WEST PIMA MINE ROAD, SAHUARITA, AZ, 85629
Registry ID: 110000471864
Statutes cited
- CWA 309 — Violation of Existing AO
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Asarco Incorporatedentered 2002-06-20
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2002-06-20Enforcement Action Closed
- 2002-06-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2002-06-20Final Order Issued
- 2002-08-16Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 84796
- Case number
- 09-2002-0064
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 09
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Violation of Existing AO
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-2002-0064 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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