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Activity name

ASARCO BANKRUPTCY (CIRCLE SMELTING AND ASARCO TAYLOR SPRINGS) (CERCLA) (National Case)

Case number

05-2006-0728

Case name

ASARCO BANKRUPTCY (CIRCLE SMELTING AND ASARCO TAYLOR SPRINGS) (CERCLA) (National Case)

Region code

05

Fiscal year

2006

Activity type code

JDC

Activity type desc

Judicial

Activity status code

FOE

Activity status desc

Final Order Entered

Activity status date

2009-06-05

Lead agency

EPA

Case status date

2009-06-05

Voluntary self disclosure

false

Multimedia flag

false

Summary text

THIS REFERRAL REQUEST THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FILE A PROOF OF CLAIM IN THE ASARCO BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING. THE CLAIMS ARISE FROM CERCLA ACTIONS AT TWO SITES; CIRCLE SMELTING IN BECKEMEYER, ILLINOIS AND ASARCO TAYLOR SPRINGS, IN TAYLOR SPRINGS, ILLINOIS. BOTH SITES INVOLVE FORMER ZINC SMELTERS OWNED AND OPERATED BY ASARCO WHERE LARGE QUANTITIES OF ZINC SLAG CONTAINING LEAD AND OTHER METALS THAT WERE SPREAD OVER THE SMELTER FACILITY, RESIDENTIAL, AND MUNICIPAL AREAS. ASARCO PRESENTLY OWNS THE SMELTER PROPERTY ON BOTH SIDES. THE SETTLEMENT ALSO INVOLVES THE FEDERATED METALS/SAXON (WHITING SITE) IN LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA FOR RCRA CORRECTIVE ACTION. THE RCRA CORRECTIVE INJUNCTIVE RELIEF IS VALUED AT $1.2 MILLION AND IS BEING APPLIED TO THE DIRECT ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS FOR A TOTAL OF $5,400,000 FOR ALL THREE REGION 5 SITES.

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2026-10-02T02:02:59.061315+00:00

Updated at

2026-10-02T02:02:59.061315+00:00

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