The purpose of this document two fold. First, it is to provide a comprehensive background summary of the Eagle Mine Superfund Site, the remedial activities that have taken place to date and to show the commensurate improvement in water quality and load reduction that have occurred as a result of the remedial actions. Secondly, the purpose of this document is to analyze the available metals loading data to determine if newly proposed water quality standards based on EPAs Recalculation Guidance for zinc, copper and cadmium are attainable.
The purpose of this Natural Resource Damage Assessment Plan is to document the State Trustees' basis for conducting a damage assessment, and to set forth the proposed approaches for quantifying harm to natural resources and calculating damages associated with those injuries. The Assessment Plan enables the Trustees to ensure that the Natural Resource Damage Assessment will be completed in a planned and systematic manner and at a reasonable cost. The Plan describes the proposed assessment methods so that stakeholders can participate in the assessment process.
