EPA v. STERLING MINING CO. BANKRUPTCY (BUNKER HILL SITE)
Final Order With Penalty & Specified Cost Recovery
Case summary
CERCLA and CWA violations.
Defendants (1)
- Sterling Mining Company (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
BUNKER HILL MINING & METALLURGICAL COMPLEX
805 WASHINGTON ST, SMELTERVILLE, ID, 83868
Registry ID: 110005782643
SUNSHINE SILVER MINING & REFINING CORPORATION - SUNSHINE MINE
2209 BIG CREEK ROAD, KELLOGG, ID, 83837
Registry ID: 110017860117
Statutes cited
- CWA 309G3/311B6H — Collection Action
- CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
Enforcement conclusions (1)
STERLING MINING CO. BANKRUPTCY (BUNKER HILL SITE)entered 2010-04-06
Primary law: CERCLA
Federal penalty: $500,000
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 2009-09-22Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2009-09-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2010-03-11Final Order Lodged
- 2010-03-11Complaint Filed With Court
- 2010-04-06Final Order Entered
- 2010-04-06Concluded
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 1800025793
- Case number
- 10-2009-0266
- DOJ docket
- 90-11-3-09819
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 10
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Collection Action
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-2009-0266 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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