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10-2012-0030Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2012· Region 10

EPA v. YAKAMA NATION - YAKAMA NATION'S LEGENDS CASINO WWTP

Final Order No Penalty

Case summary

The Yakama Tribal Gaming Corporation dba Yakama Nation�s Legends Casino is a part of the Yakama Nation. The Yakama Nation is a federally recognized Indian tribe. The Yakama casino operates a waste water treatment plant located in Toppenish, Washington. The plant has been discharging waste water without authorization under an NPDES permit. An NPDES permit application has been received by EPA. The order requires the Yakama Tribal Gaming Corporation to monitoring the discharges and to submit the analytical results.

Defendants (1)

  • Yakama Tribal Gaming Corp dba Yakama Nation's LegeNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

  • YAKAMA NATION - YAKAMA NATION'S LEGENDS CASINO WWTP

    580 FORT ROAD (YAKAMA RESERVATION), TOPPENISH, WA, 98948

    Registry ID: 110039581976

  • YAKAMA NATION - YAKAMA NATION'S LEGENDS CASINO WWTP

    580 FORT ROAD (YAKAMA RESERVATION), TOPPENISH, WA, 98948

    Registry ID: 110039581976

Statutes cited

  • CWA 301NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • YAKAMA TRIBAL GAMING CORP dba YAKAMA NATION'S LEGENDS CASINO - COMPLIANCE ORDER BY CONSENTentered 2012-01-17

    Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 2011-11-16Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2012-01-17Final Order Issued
  • 2022-01-18NPDES Closed
  • 2022-01-18Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
2600075011
Case number
10-2012-0030
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 10-2012-0030 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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