EPA v. TECK ALASKA INC (RED DOG MINE AND PORT SITE)
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
EPA alleges that the Respondent is in violation of its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit authorized under Section 402 of CWA. Violations include failure to take representative samples and discharges that exceeded effluent limits as specified in its individual permit.
Defendants (1)
- Teck Alaska IncNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (8)
RED DOG MINE
90 MILES NORTH OF KOTZEBUE, KOTZEBUE, AK, 99752
Registry ID: 110000601705
TECK ALASKA INC - RED DOG PORT SITE
17 MILES SE OF KIVALINA, KOTZEBUE, AK, 99750
Registry ID: 110002465779
TECK ALASKA INC - RED DOG PORT SITE
17 MILES SE OF KIVALINA, KOTZEBUE, AK, 99750
Registry ID: 110002465779
TECK ALASKA INC - RED DOG PORT SITE
17 MILES SE OF KIVALINA, KOTZEBUE, AK, 99750
Registry ID: 110002465779
TECK ALASKA INC - RED DOG PORT SITE
17 MILES SE OF KIVALINA, KOTZEBUE, AK, 99750
Registry ID: 110002465779
TECK ALASKA INC - RED DOG PORT SITE
17 MILES SE OF KIVALINA, KOTZEBUE, AK, 99750
Registry ID: 110002465779
RED DOG MINE
90 MILES NORTH OF KOTZEBUE, KOTZEBUE, AK, 99752
Registry ID: 110000601705
TECK ALASKA INC - RED DOG PORT SITE
17 MILES SE OF KIVALINA, KOTZEBUE, AK, 99750
Registry ID: 110002465779
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
TECK ALASKA INC - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDERentered 2009-09-04
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $120,000
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2009-07-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2009-09-04Final Order Issued
- 2009-09-04Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2009-09-25Enforcement Action Closed
- 2009-09-25NPDES Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 1800002761
- Case number
- 10-2009-0203
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 10
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-2009-0203 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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