A contractor working for Atlantic Richfield will soon begin demolishing remnants of the Butte Reduction Works smelter complex as one step toward eventual Superfund remediation of the site in Butte.
The EPA will review repository proposals from Atlantic Richfield and Butte-Silver Bow to determine if a site chosen will be protective of human health and the environment.
Regional EPA Administrator KC Becker s recent op-ed continued the local debate about the potential use of onsite material, or "dirty dirt," as fill for Superfund cleanup sites.