Old Copper and Gold Mine on Prince of Wales Island Added to Federal Cleanup List
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Category: Hazardous WasteType: News
Source: EPA
Date: Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
(Seattle, Wash. - March 2, 2010) The Salt Chuck Mine location has been added to the E.P.A.'s National Priorities List. Today's listing makes the location eligible to gain federal funds for long-term cleanup while E.P.A. looks for to recover costs from the responsible parties.
"This Superfund listing will provide a healthier future for Kasaan Bay and for Kasaan Tribal members, local residents and everyone who eats salmon and shellfish from the Bay," said Dan Opalski, E.P.A. Region ten Superfund Director. "We look forward to cleaning up the Salt Chuck Mine location in collaboration with the tribe, the US Forest Service, the state of Alaska and affected stakeholders."
The Salt Chuck Mine is located on Prince of Wales Island in the Tongass National Forest. Heavy metals from mine tailings have affected water quality and sediments in Lake Ellen Creek and the northern end of Kasaan Bay. Contamination affects the important commercial and subsistence salmon and shellfish fisheries in the bay.
More information on the Superfund National Priorities List is accessible at: http://www.epa.gov/superfund/sites/npl/current.htm
Background information on the Salt Chuck Mine location and other E.P.A. documentation is accessible at: http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/CLEANUP.NSF/sites/scm
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