EPA v. RUNNING GULCH & CENTRAL CITY/CLEAR CREEK SUPERFUND SITE NATL

Case summary

THE CLEAR CREEK/CENTRAL CITY OPERABLE UNIT #3 RECORD OF DECISION, SIGNED 09/30/91, ESTABLISHED THAT THE NATIONAL TUNNEL DISCHARGE WOULD BE PIPED FROM THE NATIONAL TUNNEL ADIT TO AN UNSPECIFIED LOCATION BELOW THE SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT FOR POSSIBLE FUTURE TREATMENT. THE SPECIFIC COURSE OF THE CONVEYANCE SYSTEM WAS TO BE DETERMINED DURING THE RD PHASE OF THE CLEAR CREEK/CENTRAL CITY SUPERFUND SITE ACTIVITIES. METAL CONTAMINATED AND/OR LOW PH SEDIMENT REMAINING IN THE FORMER TUNNEL DRAINAGE WOULD BE PROPERLY DISPOSED OF PER EPA'S OFF-SITE DISPOSAL POLICY AND MITIGATION WOULD BE PROVIDED FOR THE LOSS OF WETLANDS AND WATERS OF THE US RESULTING FROM THE CONVEYANCE SYSTEM. THE RESPONDENT, AS OF THE EXECUTION OF THIS ORDER, HAS FINISHED CONSTRUCTING A ROAD AND PARKING LOT LOCATED IN AND AROUND RUNNING GULCH IN BLACK HAWK, COLORADO. THE RESPONDENT HAS AGREED TO UNDERTAKE A PORTION OF THE SUPERFUND REMEDIAL ACTION OF THE NATIONAL TUNNEL DISCHARGE DESCRIBED IN THE STATEMENT OF WORK. THIS SOW LAYS OUT THE SPECIFIC WORK TO BE PERFORMED AND THE DELIVERABLES NEEDED BY EPA AND CDH IN ORDER TO APPROVE THE PARTIAL REMEDIAL ACTION UNDERTAKEN BY THE RESPONDENT.

Defendants (4)

• CENTRAL CITY/CLEAR CREEK SUPERFUND SITENamed in complaint
• NATIONAL TUNNEL DISCHARGENamed in complaint
• RUNNING GULCH &Named in complaint
• WESTERN DIVERSIFIED BUILDERS, INC.Named in complaint

Facilities (1)

• WAUCONDA SAND & GRAVEL

  BONNER & GARLAND RD, WAUCONDA, IL, 60084

  Registry ID: 110009327022

Statutes cited

• CWA 308 — Information Request, Records, Entry
• CERCLA 122 — Superfund
• CWA 309 — Violation of Existing AO
• CERCLA 104A — CERCLA 104(a)

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1993-03-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1993-03-01Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1995-01-01Final Order Issued
• 1995-01-01Enforcement Action Closed