EPA v. LARGE BINGHAM RESERVOIR SITE #R3
Final Order With Unspecified Cost Recovery
Case summary
EPA BELIEVES THAT THE HEAVY METALS CONTENT OF TAILINGS AND SLUDGES FOUND AT THE SITE, SPECIFICALLY LEAD AND ARSENIC, MAY BE RELATED TO GROUND WATER CONTAMINATION IN THE AREA. THE RESERVOIR WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1965 TO SERVE AS A SURGE BASIN FOR EXCESS LEACH WATERS AND TO COLLECT AND STORE STORMWATER RUNOFF FROM AREAS IN BINGHAM CANYON. THE SEDIMENTS ACCUMULATED IN THE RESERVOIR ARE COMPOSED OF SLUDGE FROM LEACH WATER AND PREEXISTING TAILINGS. THE SLUDGE AND TAILINGS CONTAIN HEAVY METALS.
Defendants (2)
- KENNECOTT CORPORATIONNamed in complaint
- LARGE BINGHAM RESERVOIR SITE #R3Named in complaint
Facilities (1)
BINGHAM RESERVOIR
1/2 MILE EAST OF COPPERTON, COPPERTON, UT, 84006
Registry ID: 110009315008
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 122 — Superfund
- CERCLA 104A — CERCLA 104(a)
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 1992-07-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1992-08-26Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1995-06-01Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 49423
- Case number
- 08-1992-0518
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- EPA region
- 08
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Superfund
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-1992-0518 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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