# DENVER, CITY AND COUNTY OF
> **Judicial** · FY1984 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `47717`
- **Case Number:** 08-1984-0006
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** $8K
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- DENVER , CITY AND COUNTY OF (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

NATURE OF CASE                                                    THIS IS A CIVIL ACTION AGAINST THE CITY AND COUNTY OF   DENVER, COLORADO, PURSUANT TO SECTION 106 OF THE COMPREHEN-  SIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT  (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 6906, FOR VIOLATION OF AN ADMIN- ISTRATIVE ORDER ON CONSENT.                                       THE ORDER (ATTACHMENT A) REQUIRES DENVER TO INSTALL AND OPERATE A CONTAINMENT AND TREATMENT SYSTEM DESIGNED TO RE-   STRICT THE MIGRATION OF CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER TO THE      NORTH OF THE LOWRY LANDFILL SITE.  THE SYSTEM BASICALLY WILL CONSIST OF (1) A CLAY BARRIER THAT WILL INTERCEPT GROUND-    WATER AS IT FLOWS OFF THE SITE TO THE NORTH; (2) A SUMP THAT WILL REMOVE THE CONTAMINATED WATER ONCE IT COLLECTS AT THE   BARRIER; AND (3) A CARBON TREATMENT SYSTEM THAT WILL TREAT   THE CONTAMINATED WATER PRIOR TO REINJECTION INTO THE ENVIR-  ONMENT.                                                      AT TIME OF VIOLATION DENVER HAD COMPLETED THE BARRIER AND    WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING THE TREATMENT SYSTEM.  THE  ORDER, AT PAGES 8-9, CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING PROVISION ABOUT  CONTAMINATED WATER COLLECTING AT THE BARRIER PRIOR TO        COMPLETION OF THE TREATMENT SYSTEM:                               I.    DENVER AGREES THAT FROM THE PERIOD BETWEEN CON-              STRUCTION OF THE BARRIER SYSTEM AND COMPLETION               OF THE TREATMENT AND REINJECTION SYSTEMS, CON-               TAMINATED WATER COLLECTED

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