Every day, facilities across the US receive Notices of Violation from US EPA for alleged noncompliance with a wide variety of programs like the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts, chemical management and reporting regulations (TSCA, EPCRA, CERCLA, etc.), hazardous waste management and disposal standards (RCRA), and much more.
Who: Two energy companies Where: Navajo Nation (in New Mexico and Arizona) What: Superfund cleanup settlement How much: $600,000
To continue clean-up of waste from two uranium mines in Navajo Nation, two energy companies settled with US EPA to cover about $600,000 in costs. The settlement is part of an ongoing effort to clean up waste left at abandoned uranium mines in the Western US.
According to a press release, EPA has $1.7 billion in enforcement agreements in place to cleanup more than 500 abandoned mines from which 30 million tons of uranium ore was taken during the Cold War. EPA has a website devoted to the uranium mine cleanup operations on Navajo land here.
Who: A landowner Where: Warrenton, OR What: Clean Water Act discharge violations How much: $62,924
To settle allegations that his limited liability corporation illegally discharged dredged or fill material into protected wetlands without a permit, an Oregon landowner will pay $62,924 civil penalty.
In addition to paying the civil penalty, the landowner will perform restoration work on the wetlands area affected. According to EPA’s press release, the case was referred to EPA by the state of Oregon and the Army Corps of Engineers “based on multiple past violations by the family’s companies.”
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