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| September 23, 2009 |
Water Quality & Quantity, Water Research, Watershed Planning |
Superior, mine site added to Superfund list
HELENA - The western Montana town of Superior and a nearby mine site have been named a federal Superfund environmental cleanup site.
High levels of lead, arsenic and other hazardous substances have been found in Superior and along nearby Flat Creek - the result of the now-closed Iron Mountain Mine and Mill.
Superior is one of 11 sites the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency added to the Superfund National Priorities List on Wednesday.
The Iron Mountain gold and silver mine closed in 1953. Mine tailings were later brought to town to use as fill in driveways, beneath roads and for the local high school track. Some contaminated soil, including that at the track, was removed beginning in 2001.
The EPA has said residential soil cleanup will be the first priority.
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