EPA v. ANACONDA PONDS/ANACONDA SMELTER SITE
Compliance action
$5,000,000
Case summary
THIS IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER FOR REMEDIAL ACTION AT THE ANACONDA PONDS REMEDIAL DESIGN UNIT OF THE ANACONDA SMELTER SITE. THE ANACONDA PONDS ENCOMPASS A LARGE TAILINGS IMPOUNDMENT CONSISTING OF TWO CELLS LOCATED AT SMELTER HILL, EAST OF THE MAIN SLAG PILE. THE PONDS CONTAIN APPROXIMATELY 97 MILLION CUBIC YARDS OF TAILINGS COVERING APPROXIMATELY 480 ACRES TO A DEPTH OF 90 FEET.
Defendants (1)
- ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
ANACONDA PONDS RDU
SMELTER HILL, ANACONDA, MT, 59711
Registry ID: 110010590397
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
Enforcement conclusions (1)
ANACONDA PONDS/ANACONDA SMELTER SITEentered 2000-12-11
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2000-12-11Final Order Issued
- 2000-12-11Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2001-01-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 51734
- Case number
- 08-2001-0023
- 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 08-2001-0023 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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