Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Copar Pumice Company Inc.
Penalty:
$2,250,000
Year:
2014
Date:
July 10, 2014
Offense Group:
environment-related offenses
Primary Offense:
environmental violation
Secondary Offense:
mining violation
Violation Description:
Copar Pumice Company, Inc. and its owners and affiliated companies paid $2.25 million to the U.S. Government to settle a civil lawsuit alleging the unauthorized mining and removal of pumice from El Cajete Mine on the Jemez National Recreational Area of the Santa Fe National Forest.
Level of Government:
federal
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
U.S. Attorney-District of New Mexico
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
Facility State:
New Mexico
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Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
