EPA v. HECLA MINING COMPANY - ACCESS ORDER
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
ACCESS TO HECLA PROPERTIES IN COEUR D'ALENE RIVER BASIN OF SHOSHONE COUNTY WAS REQUIRED TO ALLOW SAMPLING TO SUPPORT RI/FS FOR BUNKER HILL NPL FACILITY. HECLA, A MAJOR LANDOWNER IN BASIN, DENIED ACCESS AFTER ATTEMPTS BY EPA TO OBTAIN ACCESS VOLUNTARILY.
Defendants (1)
- HECLA MINING COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
HECLA MINING CO
6500 MINERAL DR, COEUR D ALENE, ID, 838141931
Registry ID: 110010588499
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
Enforcement conclusions (1)
HECLA MINING COMPANYentered 1997-11-21
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1997-11-21Final Order Issued
- 1997-11-24Compliance Achieved
- 1997-12-02Enforcement Action Closed
- 1997-12-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 55483
- Case number
- 10-1998-0016
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- EPA region
- 10
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-1998-0016 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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