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Company: Ohio Valley Coal Company
Current Parent Company: American Consolidated Natural Resources Inc.
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Penalty: $587,000
Year: 2012
Date: August 1, 2012
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Secondary Offense: Clean Water Act and related
Violation Description: The Ohio Valley Coal Company (OVCC) pleaded guilty before a U.S. Magistrate Judge to criminal violations of the Clean Water Act arising from two coal slurry release incidents that polluted Captina Creek in Belmont County, Ohio. OVCC operates a mining facility in Alledonia, Ohio. OVCC was sentenced to pay a criminal fine of $500,000 to the United States and $87,000 in restitution to the Ohio EPA for the analysis and protection of Captina Creek.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Civil or Criminal Case: criminal
Facility State: Ohio
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Ohio
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: mining and minerals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: coal mining
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