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Palmerton Zinc Superfund Site Natural Resource Damages Settlement
NOAA and co-Trustees (the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Park
Service and the State of Pennsylvania) concluded an agreement in early August
to settle natural resource injury claims for the Palmerton Zinc Pile Superfund
Site in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. Resource injuries resulted from heavy
metals contamination associated with long-term zinc smelting operations at the
Palmerton Site.
The settlement includes a required payment of approximately $9.9 million to
Trustees to be used for restoration and the transfer of a 1,200 acre parcel
(valued at approximately $8.7 million) to the State of Pennsylvania, for
natural resource conservation. A portion of the settlement funds is expected to
be used to address aquatic resource injuries. The consent decree has been
lodged in federal district court and is subject to a 60-day public comment
period and court approval. For more information, contact
Peter.Knight@noaa.gov.
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