Legal Opinion
United States v. Iron Mountain Mines, Inc.
District Court, E.D. California
Decided October 28, 1997No. Civ-S-91-768 DFL JFMPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF OPINION AND ORDER
LEVI, District Judge.
This is a CERCLA cost recovery action concerning Iron Mountain Mine, a copper, zinc, and pyrite mine located in Northern California. 1 For over a decade, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has been studying Iron Mountain Mine to determine how best to remediate the acid mine drainage-referred to as “AMD” — that is created at the Mine when rain and groundwater react with exposed sulfide deposits. The AMD from Iron Mountain Mine is viewed by the EPA as a particular threat to the nearby Sacramento River. The AMD from Iron Mountain Mine…
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