The Idaho Conservation League and the Northwest Environmental Defense Center brought the lawsuit in 2011 against Atlanta Gold that led to Williams’ order.
“One has to wonder, if this was such an easy fix, why didn’t they do it earlier?” asked John Robison, ICL public lands director.
Atlanta’s $2 million fine will go into the treasury, instead of into a bond to offset environmental rehabilitation. But Robison said that’s OK.
“It sent a very strong message to mining companies across the West that they simply can’t evade the Clean Water Act,” Robison said.
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