Legal Opinion
Montana Pole & Treating Plant v. IF Laucks and Co.
District Court, D. Montana
Decided August 15, 1991No. CV-86-147-BU-PGHPublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
HATFIELD, Chief Judge.
BACKGROUND
From 1946 through 1984, Montana Pole & Treating Plant (“Montana Pole”) owned and operated a wood-treating facility in Butte, Montana. Montana Pole’s wood-treating process utilized the preservative pentachlorophenol (“penta”), which was mixed with various petroleum products. The process generated waste penta, which Montana Pole disposed of in a manner that ultimately contaminated the real property on and near the treatment facility.
In June, 1985, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) declared Montana Pole’s facility a…
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