THIS MATTER INVOLVES A CERCLA FACILITY THAT COVERS OVER 1000 ACRES WHERE TAILINGS AND STAMPSANDS FROM THE MINING AND SMELTING OF COPPER WERE DISPOSED. SOME OF THE CONTAMINATION HAS FOUND ITS WAYS INTO BODIES OF WATER INCLUDING TORCH LAKE. OTHER CONTAMINANTS HAVE REMAINED ON SHORE IN PILES OR OTHERWISE. THIS MATTER SEEKS TO RESOLVE THE LIABILITY OF CURRENT LANDOWNERS WHO DID NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THE GENERATION OF THESE MATERIALS. BECAUSE OF LOW RISKS INVOLVED WITH THE DEPOSITS, AND OTHER EQUITABLE FACTORS A SETTLEMENT FOR NON-MONETARY CONSIDERATIONS WAS SOUGHT.