v>EPA Sites In Reuse International Smelting and Refining Superfund Site 2.5 miles northeast of Tooele, Utah 84074 ' Ml •* - ^ - ¦ ..- ,y . . . / i • -¦ _ ' *" * - ¦ ¦ ¦ " ¦ Restoration activities at the Pine Canyon Conservation Area. A restored residential property. Perimeter fencing and a view of the Pine Canyon Conservation Area. Supported Site Uses: The site is in recreational and ecological reuse and also supports continued residential uses. Restricted Use: The Pine Canyon Conservation Area pennits recreational use only and institutional controls prohibit motorized vehicles, bicycles, livestock grazing, swimming or wading, fires, dumping and littering. Zoning permits agricultural land use of properties surrounding the Pine Canyon community residential area. Tooele County Developer Guidelines and the Pine Canyon Environmental Overlay Zone require an environmental review by the county prior to development of portions of the site. ~ Tooele, Utah Setting: • The 12,000-acre site is located on the west side of the Oquirrh Mountains near Pine Canyon in Tooele, Utah • The site includes three areas near Tooele, Utah: the Pine Canyon Conservation Area, Pine Canyon/Lincoln Township area and the Tooele Valley Railroad. These areas were impacted by copper and lead smelting operations by Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO, formerly Anaconda Company). • In 1994, ARCO designated the majority of the site a conservation area for wildlife management and recreational uses including hiking and hunting. • Remaining portions of the site include residential properties and areas where former railroad tracks have been removed and restored as recreational areas and a railroad museum. • Surrounding population: 0.5 mile, 0 people; 2.5 miles, 1,495 people; 4 miles, 16,537 people. Disclaimer: EPA does not warrant that the property is suitable for any particular use. Any prospective purchaser must contact the property owner for sale potential. Remedial Status: • In 2004 and 2005, actions performed under a consent decree widi ARCO addressed soil contamination at residential properties by testing and removing contaminated soil, backfilling areas with clean soil and restoring the landscape. • In 2005, soil was tested in former railroad track areas. Contaminated soil was removed and areas were backfilled with clean soil. Any contaminated soil left in place was capped with a protective rock cover and clean soil. • 18 locations of soil contamination within the Pine Canyon Conservation Area were remediated in 2006. Cleanup activities included removal of contaminated surface soil, backfilling with clean soil and re vegetation. • Groundwater monitoring and site maintenance continues. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: Fran Costanzi Superfund Redevelopment Coordinator (303) 312-6571 cos tanzi. france s fgiepa.gov Erna Waterman Site Project Manager (303) 312-6762 waterman.erna@epa.gov Site Summary. http://www2.epa.gov/ regionS/international-smelting-and-refining EPA Region 8 Reuse Fact Sheets March 2013 ------- |