EPA v. Sulphur Bank / Bradley Mining Co

Case summary

This is a Civil Judicial Referral for cost recovery pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 9607. The referral is to recover over $40 million in response costs incurred by EPA in cleaning up the Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine Site. The referral requests the Department of Justice to commence a CERCLA cost recovery action against Bradley Mining Company and Worthen Bradley Family Trust. Bradley Mining Company was the operator and owner of the Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine and the Worthen Bradley Family Trust is the current owner of lands contamined by mine wastes extracted from the Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine.

Defendants (2)

• Bradley Mining CoNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Worthen Bradley Family TrustNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• SULPHUR BANK MERCURY MINE

  SULPHUR BANK ROAD, CLEARLAKE OAKS, CA, 95422

  Registry ID: 110009329164

• MOUNT DIABLO MERCURY MINE, AKA MARSH CREEK RD ABANDONED DUMP SITE

  MARSH CREEK RD, CLAYTON, CA, 94517

  Registry ID: 110037288397

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Sulphur Bank / Bradley Mining Coentered 2012-04-18

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2007-11-28Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2008-04-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2012-02-14Final Order Lodged
• 2012-02-14Complaint Filed With Court
• 2012-04-18Final Order Entered