U.S. E.P.A. taking 1st steps in project for Yerington cleanup
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Category: Trash and RecyclingType: News
Source: EPA
Date: Friday, April 1st, 2005
SAN FRANCISCO -- Yesterday the E.P.A. outlined initial projects for the cleanup of the Yerington mine in Lyon County, Nev. that constitutes the agency's 1st step toward directing the Atlantic Richfield Co. to clean up the mine.
Last December, the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection asked the E.P.A. to take over as the lead agency overseeing the cleanup. Prior to last December, the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection, the E.P.A. and the Bureau of Land Management had shared the responsibility of regulating the cleanup of the site, which covers almost 6 square miles, half of which lies on federal lands.
"We agreed to take on the responsibility as lead agency for the cleanup of this complex location at the request of the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection," said Keith Takata, director of the EPA's Superfund division for the Pacific Southwest region. "This builds on the strong foundation that state and federal regulators established through their work with Arco over the past few years."
The E.P.A. issued an order yesterday, which replaces existing orders that had been in place with the NDEP. The order includes specific work activities, such as air and water monitoring, data collection and investigation activities. Arco is already doing most of the work outlined in the order.
The order also requires Arco to conduct additional work, such as the following:
* establish and maintain a protective location security program;
* prepare a project to monitor air for radiological contaminants; and
* conduct a comprehensive investigation of the area to identify radiological contamination.
The Yerington mine site, which is located about 55 miles southeast of Reno, produced copper for the Anaconda Company for about 30 years until 1978. The subsequent owner, Arimetco Company, abandoned the location in 2000. Mining activities resulted in contamination of the soil and groundwater with several metals -- including copper, lead, arsenic, and mercury -- and radioactive materials, including uranium, radium and thorium.
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