EPA v. Leviathan Mine
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
This is a unilateral Administrative Order requiring the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board (LRWQCB) to treat acid mine drainage captured in storage ponds at Leviathan Mine for each year of the first Phase of a Non-Time-Critical Removal Action.
Defendants (1)
- Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control BoardNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
LEVIATHAN MINE
LEVIATHAN MINE ROAD, MARKLEEVILLE, CA, 96120
Registry ID: 110009267471
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Leviathan Mine Compliance Orderentered 2005-07-14
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2005-07-14Enforcement Action Closed
- 2005-07-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2005-07-14Final Order Issued
- 2005-07-22Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 152687
- Case number
- 09-2005-0128
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 09
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-2005-0128 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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