EPA v. NPDES AKOO50571 - COEUR ALASKA INC - KENSINGTON MINE (CWA NPDES)
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
Region 10 Settles with Coeur Alaska Inc. (Juneau, AK) for CWA Violations On August 5, 2019, Region 10 filed a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) resolving violations of the Clean Water Act by Coeur Alaska Inc?s Kensington Mine, located 45 miles north-northwest of Juneau, Alaska. Respondent, which operates an underground gold mine, discharged pollutants in excess of permit limits; conducted unauthorized discharges; improperly operated and maintained sampling equipment; and non-representative sampling. Respondent agreed to pay a penalty of $240,000. The Environmental Benefits of this enforcement action will be a reduction in the quantity of pollutants discharged into Alaska?s marine waters by improving the mine?s treatment, monitoring, and sampling procedures.
Defendants (1)
- COEUR ALASKA INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
KENSINGTON GOLD MINE- APDES
45 MILES NW OF JUNEAU, JUNEAU, AK, 99801
Registry ID: 110055091699
KENSINGTON GOLD MINE- APDES
45 MILES NW OF JUNEAU, JUNEAU, AK, 99801
Registry ID: 110055091699
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
NPDES AKOO50571 - COEUR ALASKA INC - KENSINGTON MINE (CWA NPDES)entered 2019-08-05
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $240,000
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2019-05-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2019-08-05Final Order Issued
- 2019-08-05Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2019-08-22Enforcement Action Closed
- 2019-08-22NPDES Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3601861067
- Case number
- 10-2019-0101
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 10
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Permit Violations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-2019-0101 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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