# RIDGEWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
> **Judicial** · FY1996 · — · Dismissed By Tribunal
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `17390`
- **Case Number:** 03-1996-0271
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Dismissed By Tribunal
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- BEAVER COAL CO.
- CALDWELL, JULIUS
- COAL VALLEY MINING, INC. (complaint)
- RIDGEWAY DEVELOPMENT CORP (complaint)
- SMITH, VERONA
## Summary

THIS REFERRAL RECOMMENDS A CIVIL ACTION FOR CIVIL PENALTIES  AND INJUNCTIVE RLIEF AGAINST RIEGEWAY DEVELOPMENT            CORPORATION, VERA SMITH, JULIUS CALDWELL AND BEAVER COAL CO  AND COAL VALLEY  MINING, INC. FOR VIOLATIONS OF CWA OCCURING AT A COAL MINE SOUTH OF WHITBY, RALEIGH, WV. RIDGEWAY        DEVELOPMENT CORP MINED THE COAL MINE; THE PROPERTY IS OWNED  BY SMITH, CALDWELL, AND BEAVER LAND COMPANY. RIDGEWAY SUB-   LEASED THIS PROPERTY FROM ANOTHER COMPANY, COAL VALLEY       MINING, INC. POLLUTANTS HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED FROM THE        PROPERTY ON WHICH THE MINE IS LOCATED IN EXCESS OF THE       LEVELS CONTAINED IN ITS NPDES PERMIT HELD BY RIDGEWAY        DEVELOPMENT CORP. RIDGEWAY'S NPDES PERMIT HAS SINCE EXPIRED,  AND DISCHARGES HAVE CONTINUED SINCE THE NPDES PERMIT HAS    EXPIRED. THIS CASE INVOLVES DISCHARGES OF ACID MINE DRAINAGE  FROM A MINE TO THE RECEIVING IN VIOLATION OF SECTIONS 301   AND 401 OF THE CWA.

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