EPA v. MIDVALE SLAG SUPERFUND SITE

Case summary

THE MIDVALE SLAG SUPERFUND SITE ENCOMPASSES APPROXIMATELY 530 ACRES AND IS LOCATED 12 MILES SOUTH OF SALT LAKE CITY. THE SITE IS DIVIDED INTO 2 OPERATIONAL UNITS(OU). THE 1ST OU'S HISTORY REVEALED THAT THERE WAS NO INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY. THE SMELTING ACTIVITIES ARE PRESUMED TO ACCOUNT FOR THE CONTAMINATION. OU2 IS THE LOCATION OF A FORMER SMELTING AND REFINING FACILITY. THE ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED AT OU2 RESULTED IN THE PRODUCTION OF A LARGE AMOUNT OF WASTE MATERIALS CONTAINING ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS OF HEAVY METALS. THESE HEAVY METALS HAVE RESULTED IN THE CONTAMINATION OF SOILS AND GROUND WATER. EPA HAS THUS FAR SPENT APPROXIMATELY $5,180,000 ON THE CLEANUP. SHARON STEEL HAS PAID APPROXIMATELY 5 MILLION OF THAT TOTAL. FUTURE COSTS ARE ESTIMATED TO BE AROUND $31 MILLION, HOWEVER, THE U.S. WILL NOT SEEK TO RECOVER THAT AMOUNT. NEGOTIATIONS ARE BEING HELD TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF RECOVERY NEEDED FOR OU1 & OU2.

Defendants (2)

• BUTTERFIELDNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• LITTLESON, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• MIDVALE SLAG SUPERFUND SITE

  700 WEST, MIDVALE, UT, 84047

  Registry ID: 110008175811

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (2)

• MIDVALE SLAG/BUTTERFIELDentered 2000-01-13

  Primary law: CERCLA

• MIDVALE SLAG/LITTLESONentered 2004-11-16

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (8 milestones)

• 1996-01-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1996-01-10PRN Sent
• 1996-01-10Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1999-03-23Complaint Filed With Court
• 1999-11-16Supplemental Referral-Other
• 2004-09-10Final Order Lodged
• 2004-11-16Final Order Entered
• 2006-01-01Enforcement Action Closed