Overview
- A Sept. 22 cease-and-desist letter details nearly 100 new breaches of a 2022 settlement and 689 missed inspections across 11 permits.
- Allegations include unauthorized digging, discharging untreated water onto streets, muck spills, lapses in silt controls, and failure to hire an independent environmental manager.
- Regulators grouped offenses to propose a $242,800 penalty, far below potential fines above $3 million, saying the amount should deter future violations.
- The Boring Company is disputing the violations letter; payment is deferred during dispute resolution, and NDEP says it can order construction to stop.
- Worker-safety scrutiny continues with a $112,000 Nevada OSHA fine in late 2023 and a September crush injury that briefly halted airport tunnel work, even as local officials defend the oversight framework.