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, failed to develop a complete Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP); failed to develop and implement procedures for non-petroleum-based leaks, spills, and other releases; failed to conduct required monitoring, assessments, and inspections; and failed to use proper sample handling and analysis procedures. The Respondent agreed to pay a penalty of $210,000. 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.