EPA v. TORCH LAKE

Case summary

THIS MATTER INVOLVES A CERCLA FACILITY THAT COVERS OVER 1000 ACRES WHERE TAILINGS AND STAMPSANDS FROM THE MINING AND SMELTING OF COPPER WERE DISPOSED. SOME OF THE CONTAMINATION HAS FOUND ITS WAYS INTO BODIES OF WATER INCLUDING TORCH LAKE. OTHER CONTAMINANTS HAVE REMAINED ON SHORE IN PILES OR OTHERWISE. THIS MATTER SEEKS TO RESOLVE THE LIABILITY OF CURRENT LANDOWNERS WHO DID NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THE GENERATION OF THESE MATERIALS. BECAUSE OF LOW RISKS INVOLVED WITH THE DEPOSITS, AND OTHER EQUITABLE FACTORS A SETTLEMENT FOR NON-MONETARY CONSIDERATIONS WAS SOUGHT.

Defendants (30)

• CALUMET REAL ESTATE INCNamed in complaint
• CHUCK LUCCHESINamed in complaint
• CITY OF HOUGHTONNamed in complaint
• D & J L, INCNamed in complaint
• DAN LORENZETTINamed in complaint
• DANIEL L. RIVARDNamed in complaint
• DOREEN HUETERNamed in complaint
• GEORGE ALGERNamed in complaint
• GERALD D. JUKURINNamed in complaint
• HARRY & BETTY TATIGIANNamed in complaint
• HELEN SMITHNamed in complaint
• HOUGHTON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WRKNamed in complaint
• HOUGHTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETYNamed in complaint
• HOUGHTON COUNTY ROAD COMMISSIONNamed in complaint
• HOWARD & MARY LOU KLEINNamed in complaint
• JAMES PATRICKNamed in complaint
• JANICE WINBERGNamed in complaint
• JILL NEWHOUSENamed in complaint
• JOANN M. CARLSONNamed in complaint
• JOHN TONNENamed in complaint
• JOSEPH SMEESTERNamed in complaint
• LOUIS JOHN MENEGUZZONamed in complaint
• PORTAGE LAKE WATER AND SEWAGE AUTHORITYNamed in complaint
• ROBERT JANKENamed in complaint
• ROBERT K. ERICKSONNamed in complaint
• …and 5 more

Facilities (1)

• TORCH LAKE

  STE RTE 26 N OF QUINCY MILLS, HOUGHTON COUNTY, MI, 49934

  Registry ID: 110009292336

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 122H3 — Superfund

Timeline (1 milestones)

• 1994-06-28Final Order Issued