# TORCH LAKE
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1986 · — · Final Order No Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `26233`
- **Case Number:** 05-1986-0442
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order No Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $0
- **Cost recovery:** $0
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- CALUMET REAL ESTATE INC (complaint)
- CHUCK LUCCHESI (complaint)
- CITY OF HOUGHTON (complaint)
- D & J L, INC (complaint)
- DAN LORENZETTI (complaint)
- DANIEL L. RIVARD (complaint)
- DOREEN HUETER (complaint)
- GEORGE ALGER (complaint)
- GERALD D. JUKURIN (complaint)
- HARRY & BETTY TATIGIAN (complaint)
- HELEN SMITH (complaint)
- HOUGHTON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WRK (complaint)
- HOUGHTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (complaint)
- HOUGHTON COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION (complaint)
- HOWARD & MARY LOU KLEIN (complaint)
- JAMES PATRICK (complaint)
- JANICE WINBERG (complaint)
- JILL NEWHOUSE (complaint)
- JOANN M. CARLSON (complaint)
- JOHN TONNE (complaint)
- JOSEPH SMEESTER (complaint)
- LOUIS JOHN MENEGUZZO (complaint)
- PORTAGE LAKE WATER AND SEWAGE AUTHORITY (complaint)
- ROBERT JANKE (complaint)
- ROBERT K. ERICKSON (complaint)
- RUDOLPH KUMP (complaint)
- STEPHEN & LAURIE NOVAK (complaint)
- STOUT &LUHERS (complaint)
- VILLAGE OF LAKE LINDEN (complaint)
- WILLIAM FOREMAN (complaint)
## Summary

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.

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