CWA-09-2025-0005: Consent Agreement and (Proposed) Final Order; CEMEX Construction Materials Pacific LLC, Wadsworth, Nevada
Proposed administrative penalty settlement with CEMEX Construction Materials, Pacific, LLC (Respondent) for violations of the Clean Water Act at its facility in Wadsworth, Nevada. EPA alleges the Respondent discharged pollutants in pit dewatering water and stormwater associated with industrial activity to the Truckee River in Wadsworth, Nevada without obtaining National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit authorization.
Complainant: Amy C. Miller-Bowen, Director, Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division, U.S. EPA, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105.
Respondent: CEMEX Construction Materials Pacific, LLC, 10 Hill Ranch Road, Wadsworth, NV 89442.
Description of Business or Activity Conducted by the Respondent: Respondent operates a sand and gravel mine in Wadsworth, Nevada on Tribal land owned by the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe.
Summary of Alleged Violations: EPA alleges that Respondent violated the NPDES regulations of the Clean Water Act by failing to obtain a NPDES permit and discharging pollutants to the Truckee River without authorization.
Proposed Penalty: $310,00 penalty plus $800,000 for implementation of a Supplemental Environmental Project.