Superfund Record of Decision (EPA Region 8): Eagle Mine Site, operable unit 1, Eagle County, CO, March 1993

Technical Report · Mon Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:6951634

This decision document presents the selected remedial action for the Eagle Mine Site, Operable Unit 1 (OU-1) (Site), located in Eagle County, Colorado. This Operable Unit, one of two designated for the Site, addresses the principal sources of mine waste pollution that are impacting the Eagle River and certain ground water resources. The purpose of this Operable Unit (OU-1) is to control the transport of toxic metals originating from various sources to the Eagle River and to Site ground waters. The identified sources include the Eagle Mine, the Roaster Pile area, the Waste Rock Piles, Rex Flats, the Old Tailings Pile (OTP), the Consolidated Tailings Pile (CTP) and the Maloit Park Wetlands.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States). Office of Emergency and Remedial Response
• OSTI ID: 6951634
• Report Number(s): PB-94-964416/XAB; EPA/ROD/R-08-93/068
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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