On 08/05/2016 plaintiffs the United States, on behalf of EPA, along with the PADEP lodged a Consent Decree ( CD ) between the plaintiffs and defendants Consol Energy Inc. ( Consol Energy ), CNX Coal Resources ( CNX ) and Consol Pennsylvania Coal Co., LLC ( CPCC ) (collectively, Defendants or Consol ). The CD resolves years of CWA violations at the Bailey and Enlow Mine Complex in western Pennsylvania, and requires Defendants to implement water management measures designed to prevent contaminated discharges, including significant total dissolved solids ( TDS ) filled discharges, along with long-term monitoring and contingency plans to be implemented in advance of any projected exhaustion of water storage. In addition, the proposed Consent Decree requires Defendants to develop and implement an environmental management system at the mining complex to ensure overall compliance with applicable environmental laws. Finally, the Consent Decree requires Defendants to pay a $3 million civil penalty. The CD will be lodged in the Western District of Pennsylvania.