EPA v. SMELTERTOWN/KOPPERS SITE
Cost recovery
$1,600,000
Case summary
THE SITE COVERS APPROXIMATELY 125 ACRES AND IS SITUATED ON THE NORTH BANK OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER. IT IS A CONGLOMERA- TION OF HISTORIC AND CURRENT INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES, INCLUDING WOOD-TREATMENT, SMELTING, GRAVEL MINING, AND ZINC PRO- CESSING OPERATIONS. SOIL, SEDIMENT, AND GROUND WATER HAVE BEEN CONTAMINATED BY LEAD, ARSENIC, AND ZINC, AMONG OTHER CONSTITUENTS. FUND AND ENFORCEMENT-LEAD REMOVAL ACTIONS AND NEGOTIATIONS WITH PRPS ARE ONGOING.
Defendants (6)
- BEAZER EAST, INC.
- BUTALA CONSTRUCTION
- COZINCO, INC.
- CYPRUS/AMAXNamed in settlement
- E&R TRUCKINGNamed in settlement
- PHELPS DODGENamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
KOPPERS
9000 COUNTY ROAD 152, SALIDA, CO, 81201
Registry ID: 110009695277
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
- CERCLA 106B — Superfund
- CERCLA 122D3 — Violation of Existing AO or CD
- CERCLA 104A — CERCLA 104(a)
Enforcement conclusions (1)
SMELTERTOWN/KOPPERS SITEentered 2001-04-27
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 1995-05-31Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1995-05-31PRN Sent
- 1995-06-23Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1997-09-15Complaint Filed With Court
- 2001-01-16Final Order Lodged
- 2001-04-27Final Order Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 50282
- Case number
- 08-1995-0133
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- TOX
- EPA region
- 08
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-1995-0133 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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