EPA v. NEW IDRIA UNILATERAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
On 12/08/2015, EPA issued a Unilateral Administrative Order to Buckhorn, Inc. to perform response actions at the New Idria Mercury Mine Superfund Site near Idria, California prior to anticipated El Nino rains, to ensure the integrity of systems put in place in 2011.
Defendants (1)
- BUCKHORN, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
NEW IDRIA MERCURY MINE
TOWNSHIP: 17S, RANGE: 12E, IDRIA, CA, 95043
Registry ID: 110043437714
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
Enforcement conclusions (1)
NEW IDRIA UNILATERAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERentered 2015-12-08
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2015-11-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2015-12-08Enforcement Action Closed
- 2015-12-08Final Order Issued
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600447825
- Case number
- 09-2016-2500
- 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 09-2016-2500 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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