EPA v. ASARCO INCORPORATED (NATIONAL CASE)

Case summary

This referral requests that the claims identified in the litigation report be included in the multi-regional referral that the Office of Site Remediation Enforcement will be sending to DOJ for the filing of a proof of claim in the ASARCO bankruptcy case.

Defendants (1)

• ASARCONamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (10)

• ASARCO INC. EAST HELENA

  SOUTH OF EAST HELENA SEC 36 R3W T10N, EAST HELENA, MT, 59625

  Registry ID: 110007651807

• CALIFORNIA GULCH

  S OF CY-YAK TUNNEL DOWNSTREAM, LEADVILLE, CO, 80461

  Registry ID: 110006000521

• MURRAY SMELTER SITE

  5300 SOUTH MAIN STREET, MURRAY, UT, 841070000

  Registry ID: 110002261515

• ASARCO INCORPORATED GLOBE PLANT

  495 E 51ST AVE, DENVER, CO, 80216

  Registry ID: 110011681625

• ASARCO INCORPORATED GLOBE PLANT

  495 E 51ST AVE, DENVER, CO, 80216

  Registry ID: 110011681625

• VASQUEZ BOULEVARD/I-70 SUPERFUND SITE

  4550 HUMBOLT STREET, DENVER, CO, 80216

  Registry ID: 110020051628

• ASARCO INC. EAST HELENA

  SOUTH OF EAST HELENA SEC 36 R3W T10N, EAST HELENA, MT, 59625

  Registry ID: 110007651807

• TERRIBLE MINE SITE A/K/A ILSE MINE

  OAK CREEK GRADE ROAD, WESTCLIFFE, CO, 81252

  Registry ID: 110025334797

• ASARCO INC. EAST HELENA

  SOUTH OF EAST HELENA SEC 36 R3W T10N, EAST HELENA, MT, 59625

  Registry ID: 110007651807

• RICHARDSON FLAT SUPERFUND SITE

  NW 1/4 SEC 1 T2S R 4E, PARK CITY, UT, 84060

  Registry ID: 110061046899

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 122A — Agreement to Perform Work Under 104B
• RCRA 3004 — Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards
• RCRA 7003 — Imminent Order: Solid or Hazardous Waste
• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (3)

• ASARCO INCORPORATED (NC) (Misc. Sites Settlement)(Terrible Mine and Vasquez and Richardson Flat)entered 2009-06-05

  Primary law: CERCLA

• ASARCO INCORPORATED (NC)(East Helena)(CERCLA and RCRA)entered 2009-06-05

  Primary law: CERCLA

• ASARCO INCORPORATED (NC)(Custodial Trust Settlement)(Globe Plant and Murray Smelter)entered 2009-06-05

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2006-06-27Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2006-07-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2008-09-19Complaint Filed With Court
• 2009-03-12Final Order Lodged
• 2009-06-05Final Order Entered