EPA v. SAMUEL TURNER PLACER MINE

Case summary

Region 10 Assesses $8,000 Penalty Against Samuel Turner for CWA Violations at his Placer Mine. On February 25, 2011, Region 10 filed a Consent Agreement and Final Order against Samuel Turner that resolves a CWA violation at his placer mine. Mr. Turner operates a placer mine along Spruce and Cache Creeks near Petersville, Alaska, in the Yentna Mining District. During overflight surveillance of placer mining operations in July 2010, Alaska state inspectors observed washplant wastewaters entering a ditch that was directly connected to Spruce Creek. Mr. Turner was covered under the Alaska General Permit for Mechanical Placer Miners for discharges into Cache Creek and not Spruce Creek. Mr. Turner has agreed to pay a penalty of $8,000.

Defendants (1)

• Samuel Turner (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SAMUEL TURNER PLACER MINE / CACHE CREEK

  10 MILES SW OF PETERSVILLE, PETERSVILLE, AK, 99683

  Registry ID: 110037943394

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SAMUEL TURNER PLACER MINE - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDERentered 2011-02-25

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $8,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2010-11-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2011-02-25Final Order Issued
• 2011-02-25Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2011-03-25Enforcement Action Closed
• 2011-03-25NPDES Closed