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Show "Work Plan" the means detaileci requirements of this Order. Work Plan' implementing the' Work Plan includes the Work· The itself" the quality assurance program plan, sampling analysis plan, and any other plan, or modifications All such thereto, approved by EPA pursuant to this Order. herein reference. are by plans incorporated Plan and STATEMENT V. OF PURPOSE 7. The objectives of EPA and Respondent under this Order for Respondent to perform, with EPA oversight, a removal action consistent with CERCLA and .the NCP to protect public health and welfare and the environment and to reimburse the United States for response costs incurred by the government with respect to the Site. are activities conducted under this Order are subject approval by EPA and shal be conducted in compliance with CERCLA, the Nep, and all applicable EPA guidance, policies, and procedures, and any amendments to CERCLA, the Nep, or EPA The 8. to guidance, policies, procedures. or VI. EPA FACT Order is based on the following findings of fact the administrative record for this response Respondent does not admit, deny, or consent to the of fact set forth in this Section VI. and action. ,findings Site OF This 9. by FINDINGS upon Description The 10. to and Kern History River Gas of the Pipeline Site is located on and Bingham Creek Channel in Salt Lake adjacent portion Kern River Gas Transmission County, Utah (see Exhibit 2). to the Site attention of EPA when high the brought Company of heavy metals were found in soils to be excavted in the planned for use by Kern in construction of its natural gas a levels area pipeline. of lead soil are other heavy metals believed to be from tailings piles, waste rock dumps, slag heaps, and possibly other sources of heavy metals contamination related to historical mining extraction and beneficiation activities that occurred in Bingham Canyon. Since of contaminated materials approximately 1870, large quantities The 11. contamination were sources in produced by of the lead and mining operations contamination believed to in Bingham Canyon. have washed down These Bingham Canyon over time, during normal runoff and flood events, depositing lead and/or other heavy metalS along Bingham Creek sources are Channel. 6 - |
