EPA v. ANDERSON-CALHOUN MINE (COST RECOVERY)

Case summary

On June 18, 2009, Region 10 signed an administrative settlement with the Goldfield Corporation and Combustion Engineering, Inc. (Settling Parties) for payment of $357,000 in response costs at the Anderson-Calhoun Mine and Mill Site (site) in Leadpoint, Washington. Lead, zinc, and barium tailings from milling operations were disposed of at the site in areas around the mill and in a raised tailings impoundment. The Settling Parties are former owners and operators of the site and have collectively contributed $465,000 to investigate, develop, and assess cleanup alternatives. The payment received under this settlement will reimburse EPA for past costs incurred during a 2003 time-critical removal action and provide partial funding for future removal work to be conducted by a third responsible party.

Defendants (2)

• COMBUSTION ENGINEERING, INC.Named in settlement
• GOLDFIELD CORPORATIONNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ANDERSON-CALHOUN MINE/MILL

  1 MI N OF LEADPOINT, NORTHPORT, WA, 99157

  Registry ID: 110013796295

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
• CERCLA 122A — Agreement to Perform Work Under 104B
• CERCLA 104E3 — Entry Access
• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ANDERSON-CALHOUN MINE (COST RECOVERY)entered 2009-09-01

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2009-07-31Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2009-09-01Final Order Issued