Tri-City Herald Logo

Clean Water Act violation nets Alaska Gold Corp $900,000 fine | Tri-City Herald

×
  • E-edition
  • Home
    • Customer Service
    • Archives
    • Buy Photos and Pages
    • Contact Us
    • Mobile & Apps
    • Newsletters
    • Subscribe
    • Subscriber Services

    • News
    • Local News
    • Crime
    • Education
    • Hanford
    • Northwest
    • Nation & World
    • Obituary Listings
    • Politics
    • Elections
    • Health
    • Weird
    • Photos
    • Weather
    • Videos
    • Sports
    • Local Sports
    • Preps
    • Prep Countdown
    • Seattle Seahawks
    • Seattle Mariners
    • Tri-City Americans
    • Tri-City Dust Devils
    • Tri-Cities Fever
    • Hydros
    • Photos
    • Outdoors
    • Blogs
    • College
    • NFL
    • MLB
    • NBA
    • NHL
    • MLS
    • Golf
    • Politics
    • Business
    • Public Records
    • National Business
    • Technology
    • Entertainment
    • Local Arts
    • Celebrity
    • Mr. Movie
    • Movie Times
    • Movie News
    • Music News
    • Calendar
    • Submit Event
    • Puzzles & Games
    • Contests
    • Living
    • Food & Wine
    • Wine Press NW
    • Antique Appraisals
    • Health & Science
    • Home & Garden
    • Light Notes
    • Religion
    • Spiritual Life
    • Births
    • Engagements
    • Weddings
    • Anniversaries
    • Opinion
    • Letters
    • Editorials
    • National
    • Editorial Cartoons
    • Submit Letter
    • Guest Columnists
  • Obituaries

  • Classifieds
  • Jobs
  • Moonlighting
  • Cars
  • Homes
  • Place An Ad

  • About Us
  • Mobile & Apps

Latest News

Clean Water Act violation nets Alaska Gold Corp $900,000 fine

Elizabeth Bluemink - The Anchorage Daily News

    ORDER REPRINT →

May 13, 2009 03:37 AM

The company that runs the inactive Rock Creek gold mine near Nome has agreed to pay nearly $900,000 to federal regulators for the mine's storm-water discharge violations two summers ago.

It's the second largest-ever penalty involving storm-water violations at a construction site regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's northwest regional office, federal regulators said Tuesday.

The mine operator, Alaska Gold Corp. said Tuesday it will pay the EPA $883,628 to settle the federal Clean Water Act violations. But first, the settlement undergoes a 30-day public-comment period; a federal court in Anchorage must approve it too.

Alaska Gold previously had been warned and fined by state and federal regulators for the storm-water problems at Rock Creek: state regulators first noted violations at the mine's construction site in 2007, EPA officials said.

SIGN UP

Sign Up and Save

Get six months of free digital access to the Tri-City Herald

SUBSCRIBE WITH GOOGLE

#ReadLocal

Rock Creek began pouring gold in October 2008 but shut down the next month, saying it was unable to meet regulators' environmental mandates, among other problems.

To read the complete article, visit www.adn.com.

  Comments  

Videos

Police investigate shooting in Richland and surround another home in connection

This device helps hearing impaired people wake up during a fire emergency

View More Video

Trending Stories

Pasco third-grader’s death may be linked to E. coli

February 14, 2019 04:22 PM

Richland shooting linked to drugs, police suspect. Several arrested

February 15, 2019 08:20 AM

Schools and others close on Friday or plan late starts

February 14, 2019 08:18 PM

Is snowpocalypse over? Likely, but Tri-City roads may still be icy

February 14, 2019 09:07 AM

Kennewick Lions new football coach is no stranger to the region

February 14, 2019 07:20 PM

Read Next

Richland schools offer lunch to families shut out by the snow

Education

Richland schools offer lunch to families shut out by the snow

By Cameron Probert

    ORDER REPRINT →

February 15, 2019 05:49 PM

Richland School District is opening the doors of Jefferson Elementary on Saturday, Feb. 16, to offer lunch to students and their families after a week of snow days left children without a chance to get lunch.

KEEP READING

Sign Up and Save

#ReadLocal

Get six months of free digital access to the Tri-City Herald

SUBSCRIBE WITH GOOGLE

MORE LATEST NEWS

Richland shooting linked to drugs, police suspect. Several arrested

Crime

Richland shooting linked to drugs, police suspect. Several arrested

February 15, 2019 08:20 AM
Skies clear just in time for 3-day weekend. But will the snow return?

Local

Skies clear just in time for 3-day weekend. But will the snow return?

February 15, 2019 05:36 PM
Schools are out but basketball playoffs will begin today

High School Basketball

Schools are out but basketball playoffs will begin today

February 15, 2019 12:50 PM
What good are smoke alarms if your kids can’t hear? This Pasco mom found a solution

Local

What good are smoke alarms if your kids can’t hear? This Pasco mom found a solution

February 15, 2019 07:18 AM

Benton Franklin Fair

Dreaming of the Tri-Cities summer heat? 1st band announced for the 2019 fair

February 15, 2019 10:33 AM
Trump tests presidential power, declares emergency at border

National

Trump tests presidential power, declares emergency at border

February 15, 2019 03:12 PM
Take Us With You

Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand.

Icon for mobile apps

Tri-City Herald App

View Newsletters

Subscriptions
  • Start a Subscription
  • Customer Service
  • eEdition
  • Vacation Hold
  • Pay Your Bill
  • Rewards
Learn More
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Newsletters
  • News in Education
Advertising
  • Digital Solutions
  • Place a Classified
  • Local Deals
  • Contact Us
Copyright
Privacy Policy
Terms of Service


Back to Story