# U.S. V. ASARCO
> **Judicial** · FY2001 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `47274`
- **Case Number:** 07-2001-0122
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** $1.73M
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- ASARCO (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

3/16/01:  THIS WAS A CASH OUT CONSENT DECREE.  THE FUNDS     EPA RECOVERED WILL BE USED FOR A REMEDIAL ACTION THAT IS TO  INSTALL A PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM THAT WILL PROVIDE       ALTERNATE WATER TO ABOUT 400 PRIVATE RESIDENCES, WHOSE       SHALLOW AQUIFER PRIVATE WATER WELLS HAVE BEEN CONTAMINATED   OR ARE THREATENED WITH CONTAMINATION FROM THE ABANDONED, INA CTIVE LEAD AND MINING OPERATIONS, WHICH HAVE CAUSED LEAD     LEVELS TO EXCEED SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT STANDARDS THROUGHOU T THE SHALLOW AQUIFER.  THE AGENCY DETERMINED THAT IT IS     TECHNICALLY IMPRACTICAL TO CLEAN UP THE AQUIFER BECAUSE      OF ITS SIZE.

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