EPA v. DOE RUN RESOURCES CORPORATION; JASPER COUNTY

Case summary

DOE RUN IS ABOUT TO ENTER INTO A CONSENT DECREE WITH EPA REGION VII AND THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF INTEROR AND THE STATE OF MISSOURI. WE EXPECT A SIGNED CONSENT DECREE IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. DOE RUN WILL AGREE TO DO SUPERFUND REMEDIAL WORK FOR CLEANUP OF MINING AND MILLING WASTES. THE MINING WASTES ARE TAILINGS PILES THAT ARE RELEASING HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES, LEAD, CADIMUM AND ZINC, INTO THE ENVIRONMENT. THE RISK ASSESSMENTS SHOW SUBSTANTIAL HARM TO HUMAN HEALTH, AQUATIC LIFE AND TERRESTRIAL WILDLIFE. REGION VII ESTIMATES DOE RUN WILL SPEND $7,500,000 TO REMEDIATE ABOUT 150 ACRES OF MINING WASTE AND 41,0000 LINEAR FEET OF CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT, IE, 15,000,000 POUNDS OF CONTAMINATED WASTE AND 30,000,000 POUNDS OF CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS. THE SETTLEMENT ALSO INCLUDES AN ARRANGEMENT WITH THE DOI AND THE STATE OF MISSOURI TRUSTEES FOR NATURAL RESOURCES. DOE RUN MAY EARN CREDIT FOR SUPERFUND RESTORATION OF DAMAGES TO NATURAL RESOURCES BY CONDUCTING ADDITIONAL WORK AT THE SITE BY RESTORING NATIVE HABITAT AND MAINTAINING THE RESTORATION WITH INSTUTIONAL CONTROLS. THIS CONSENT DECREE ALSO HAS A DIRECT ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT OF 2,000,000 GALLONS OF STREAM WATER.

Defendants (1)

• DOE RUN RESOURCES; JASPER COUNTYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ORONOGO-DUENWEG MINING BELT

  VARIOUS LOCATIONS, JASPER, MO, 64755

  Registry ID: 110009294165

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
• CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
• CERCLA 122H — Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• DOE RUN RESOURCES CORPORATION; JASPER COUNTYentered 2009-03-26

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 2008-05-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2008-09-02Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2008-11-10Complaint Filed With Court
• 2008-11-10Final Order Lodged
• 2009-03-26Final Order Entered
• 2010-03-26Enforcement Action Closed