EPA v. SANDY SMELTERS SITE
EPA Did Not Pursue
Case summary
SANDY CITY IS LOCATED 15 MILES SOUTH OF SALT LAKE CITY AND HAS A POPULATION OF APPROXIMATELY 80,000. SANDY CITY WAS HOME TO 3 SMELTERS AND ONE SAMPLING WORKS IN THE LATE 1800S. SMELTING OPERATIONS TYPICALLY PRODUCES STACK EMISSIONS WITH ELEVATED METAL CONTENT. ALL OF THE SMELTERS, WHICH HAVE NOT OPERATED FOR MANY YEARS ARE LOCATED IN WHAT ARE NOW RESIDENTIAL AREAS. ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS OF LEAD ARE FOUND IN AND AROUND PRIVATE PROPERTIES AND PLAY AREA, EXPOSING CHILDREN TO LEAD.
Defendants (1)
- ASARCO, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
FLAGSTAFF II SMELTER
440 E 8680 S, SANDY, UT, 840700000
Registry ID: 110002262275
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
Enforcement conclusions (1)
SANDY SMELTERS SITEentered 1998-08-17
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1998-08-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1998-08-17Final Order Issued
- 1998-09-15Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2008-03-06Enforcement Action Closed
- 2008-03-06Pipeline Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 51060
- Case number
- 08-1998-0158
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- 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 08-1998-0158 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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