Settlement Agreement for Response Action by Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser: Richardson Flat Tailings Superfund Site Operable Unit 1

Issuing agencies

Abstract

In accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ("CERCLA"), notice of a proposed settlement agreement between the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA"), the Utah Department of Environmental Quality ("DEQ"), and LHM DEV RIH LLC ("Purchaser") is hereby given. The proposed settlement agreement provides for the performance of a response action by Purchaser and the payment for certain response costs incurred by the United States at or in connection with the Richardson Flat Tailings Site, specifically, portions of certain real property generally known as parcels SS-87 and SS-88, in Summit County, Utah. EPA, DEQ, and the Purchaser recognize that this settlement has been negotiated in good faith and that the actions undertaken by the Purchaser in accordance with this settlement do not constitute an admission of any liability.