# BUENA VISTA MINE, INC.
> **Judicial** · FY1997 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `52788`
- **Case Number:** 09-1997-0076
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- BUENA VISTA MINE, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

VIOLATION OF EPA ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER; VIOLATION OF NPDES  PERMITS.  BUENA VISTA MINES, INC. RUNS TWO ABANDONED MERCURY MINES IN SAN LUIS OBISPO.  BVMI ATTAINED NPDES PERMITS       FOR THE MINES IN 1988.  SINCE THEN, IT HAS BEEN IN           ALMOST CONSTANT VIOLATION OF THE EFFLUENT AND RECEIVING      WATER LIMITATIONS.  EPA ISSUED TWO ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS     REQUIRING BVMI TO COMPLY WITH ITS NPDES PERMITS.  BVMI       HAS FAILED TO COMPLY WITH EPA'S ORDERS.

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