# MASSEY ENERGY CO. & SUBSIDIARIES (NATIONAL CASE)
> **Judicial** · FY2006 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `600011118`
- **Case Number:** 04-2006-9037
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** —
## Defendants
- A.T. MASSEY COAL COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
- ALEX ENERGY, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- ARACOMA COAL COMPANY, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- BANDMILL COAL CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- BIG BEAR MINING COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
- CLEAR FORK COAL COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
- DELBARTON MINING COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
- DUCHESS COAL COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
- ELK RUN COAL COMPANY, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- GREEN VALLEY COAL COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
- INDEPENDENCE COAL COMPANY, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- JACKS BRANCH COAL COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
- LONG FORK COAL COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
- MAJESTIC MINING, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- MARFORK COAL COMPANY, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- MARTIN COUNTY COAL CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- MASSEY COAL SERVICES, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- MASSEY ENERGY COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
- NEW RIDGE MINING COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
- OMAR MINING COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
- PEERLESS EAGLE COAL COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
- PERFORMANCE COAL COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
- POWER MOUNTAIN COAL COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
- RAWL SALES & PROCESSING CO. (complaint) (settlement)
- ROAD FORK DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- SIDNEY COAL COMPANY, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- STIRRAT COAL COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
- TRACE CREEK COAL COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

ON AUGUST 10, 2005, OECA AND REGION 3 REFERRED A CASE TO DOJ BASED ON MASSEY ENERGY COMPANY'S VIOLATIONS OF SECTION 301 AND 402 OF THE CWA.  MASSEY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES OPERATE NUMEROUS COAL MINES IN WEST VIRGINIA AND KENTUCKY.  THE 2005 REFERRAL COVERED THE WEST VIRGINIA VIOLATIONS.  THIS 2006 REFERRAL COVERS THE VIOLATIONS IN KENTUCKY.  MOST OF THE VIOLATIONS ARE FOR EXCEEDING LIMITS FOR TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS.  THE RELIEF SOUGHT IS FOR MASSEY TO TAKE MEASURES TO STOP THESE EXCEEDENCES AS WELL AS PAY A PENALTY.

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