EPA v. BIG RIVER MINE TAILING SUPERFUND SITE
Final Order With Unspecified Cost Recovery
Case summary
ON NOVEMBER 6, 2015, REGION 7 ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND ORDER ON CONSENT FOR REMEDIAL DESIGN SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS IMPLEMENTATION (SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT), WITH THE STATE OF MISSOURI, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DIVISION OF PARKS (THE STATE) CONCERNING BIG RIVER MINE TAILINGS SUPERFUND SITE, LOCATED IN ST FRANCOIS COUNTY, MISSOURI (THE SITE). THE STATE IS A POTENTIALLY RESPONSIBLE PARTY (PRP) AT THE SITE BECAUSE IT IS THE CURRENT OWNER OF A PORTION OF THE SITE.
Defendants (1)
- BIG RIVER MINE TAILINGS SUPERFUND SITENamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
BIG RIVER MINE TAILINGS/ST. JOE MINERALS CORP.
SECTION 25 26 35 & 36 T37N R4E, DESLOGE, MO, 63601
Registry ID: 110009351860
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 104E4 — Inspection and Samples
- CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
- CERCLA 122H — Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement
- CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
Enforcement conclusions (1)
BIG RIVER MINE TAILING SUPERFUND SITEentered 2015-11-06
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2015-11-06Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2015-11-06Final Order Issued
- 2015-11-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600443850
- Case number
- 07-2016-0011
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 07
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Inspection and Samples
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 07-2016-0011 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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