# ANACONDA PONDS/ANACONDA SMELTER SITE
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2001 · — · —
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `51734`
- **Case Number:** 08-2001-0023
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** —
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $5.00M
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THIS IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER FOR REMEDIAL ACTION AT THE   ANACONDA PONDS REMEDIAL DESIGN UNIT OF THE ANACONDA SMELTER  SITE.  THE ANACONDA PONDS ENCOMPASS A LARGE TAILINGS         IMPOUNDMENT CONSISTING OF TWO CELLS LOCATED AT SMELTER HILL, EAST OF THE MAIN SLAG PILE.  THE PONDS CONTAIN APPROXIMATELY 97 MILLION CUBIC YARDS OF TAILINGS COVERING APPROXIMATELY    480 ACRES TO A DEPTH OF 90 FEET.

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*Source: [EPA ECHO](https://echo.epa.gov/) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*