There have been stories in the paper about EPA and the State receiving millions of dollars for cleanup from the Asarco bankruptcy. What is the status of this money?
At this time, EPA has not received any money as part of the Asarco bankruptcy settlement. EPA has a pending multi-million dollar claim for completion of yard cleanup work in Tacoma, dredging the Tacoma yacht basin and another area of sediments between the yacht basin and the ferry dock, and armoring the tip of the slag peninsula. Money received by EPA will be placed in a special account and used to pay for cleanups. The state of Washington also has a multi-million dollar claim for additional yard cleanup outside the Superfund area.
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