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NPDES AKOO50571 - COEUR ALASKA INC - KENSINGTON MINE (CWA NPDES)

Administrative - Formal · FY2019 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 3601861067

Penalty
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Case

Case Number
10-2019-0101
Type
Administrative - Formal
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

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.

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