EPA v. ARCO ANACONDA TAILINGS POND
Final Order With Unspecified Cost Recovery
Case summary
THIS REFERRAL REQUESTS THAT DOJ FILE A CERCLA 107 COST RECOVERY ACTION AGAINST ARCO FOR REIMBURSEMEMT OF THE U.S. FOR ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ITS OVERSIGHT OF A REMOVAL ACTION AT ARCO'S ANACONDA TAILINGS POND IN SLC. EPA RESPONSE COSTS CURRENTLY TOTAL $260,341.
Defendants (1)
- ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
ARCO TAILINGS AKA ANACONDA TAILINGS SITE
W SIDE OF HWY 111; S OF BINGHAM CREEK CHANNEL, SALT LAKE CITY, UT, 84101
Registry ID: 110010673654
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 107 — Superfund
Enforcement conclusions (1)
ARCO ANACONDA TAILINGS PONDentered 1999-12-01
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 1997-09-04Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1997-09-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1997-09-12Complaint Filed With Court
- 1999-10-15Final Order Lodged
- 1999-12-01Final Order Entered
- 1999-12-01Concluded
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 50845
- Case number
- 08-1997-0204
- 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 08-1997-0204 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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