EPA v. INCHELIUM WOOD TREATING PLANT SITE

Case summary

This CERCLA removal action will address contamination from a former wood treating operation within the exterior boundaries of the Colville Reservation in Inchelium, Washington. Contamination at the Site includes the metals copper, chromium, arsenic and lead. This facility is the subject of a RCRA Consent Agreement and Final Order that remained open because of lack of funding to address the contamination. The Tribe is allocating $2.5 million to the Colville Tribal Corporation to address the cleanup at this facility. This settlement agreement provides a mechanism for EPA to receive this funding and conduct a time critical removal action. Residences and a health clinic are across the street from the facility. This Site is within a community with EJ concerns.

Defendants (1)

• COLVILLE TRIBAL ENTERPRISE CORPORATIONNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• INCHELIUM TRIBAL WOOD TREATMENT

  18 BLACKBIRD DR, INCHELIUM, WA, 99138

  Registry ID: 110000773388

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 122H — Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement
• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• INCHELIUM WOOD TREATING PLANT SITEentered 2014-08-21

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2014-08-21Final Order Issued
• 2014-08-22Enforcement Action Data Entered