EPA v. KENNECOTT GREENS CREEK MINING COMPANY
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$300,000
Compliance action
$8,000,000
Case summary
THE REGION SEEKS TO REVOER PENALTIES FOR NPDES PERMIT VIOLATIONS FROM GREENS CREEK FOR EXCEEDANCES OF PERMIT LIMITS ON PH, COPPER AND ZINC. THE STATUTORY MAXIMUM IS ROUGHTLY $13 MILLION AND THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT PENALTY IS ROUGHLY $210,000. ECONOMIC BENEFIT IS A LITTLE OVER ONE-HALF OF THAT TOTAL. THE REGION AND GREENS CREEK ARE IN AGREEMENT OVER THE NUMBER OF PERMIT VIOLATIONS AND THE MEASURE OF ECONOMIC BENEFIT. GREENS CREEK IS INTERESTED IN ACHIEVING SETTLEMENT PRIOR TO RESUMING MINING OPERATION THIS SUMMER.
Defendants (1)
- KENNECOTT GREENS CREEK MINING COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (6)
KENNECOTT GREENS CRK MINING CO
PORT & TAILINGS IMPOUND SITE, HAWK INLET, AK, 99801
Registry ID: 110032882735
KENNECOTT GREENS CRK MINING CO
PORT & TAILINGS IMPOUND SITE, HAWK INLET, AK, 99801
Registry ID: 110032882735
KENNECOTT GREENS CRK MINING CO
PORT & TAILINGS IMPOUND SITE, HAWK INLET, AK, 99801
Registry ID: 110032882735
KENNECOTT GREENS CRK MINING CO
PORT & TAILINGS IMPOUND SITE, HAWK INLET, AK, 99801
Registry ID: 110032882735
KENNECOTT GREENS CRK MINING CO
PORT & TAILINGS IMPOUND SITE, HAWK INLET, AK, 99801
Registry ID: 110032882735
KENNECOTT GREENS CRK MINING CO
PORT & TAILINGS IMPOUND SITE, HAWK INLET, AK, 99801
Registry ID: 110032882735
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
KENNECOTT GREENS CONSENT DECREEentered 1997-06-25
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $300,000
Timeline (8 milestones)
- 1994-10-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1996-02-22PRN Sent
- 1996-09-23Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1997-03-18Complaint Filed With Court
- 1997-03-19Final Order Lodged
- 1997-06-25Final Order Entered
- 1997-06-25Concluded
- 1997-11-13Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 55234
- Case number
- 10-1996-0017
- DOJ docket
- 90-5-1-1-4346
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- WAT
- EPA region
- 10
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- Yes
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-1996-0017 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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