Superfund Site:

LIBBY ASBESTOS SITE
LIBBY, MT

Superfund Site Profile

Site Contacts

Community Involvement Coordinator
Beth Archer
(720) 512-1917

Remedial Project Manager
Dania Zinner
(720) 417-4375

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Site Location

Street Address:
512 CALIFORNIA AVENUE
LIBBY, MT 59923

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Announcements and Key Topics

EPA and the Montana Department of Environmental Quality proposed to delete Operable Unit 5

EPA and DEQ proposed to delete Operable Unit 5 (OU5) from the National Priorities List. Cleanup has been completed and no additional action is needed. Public comments were accepted from February 15 - March 18; EPA received one comment.

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Operable Unit 5 includes the former Stimson Lumber property, ...
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Background

Gold miners discovered vermiculite in Libby in 1881. In the 1920s, the Zonolite Company formed and began mining the vermiculite. In 1963, W.R. Grace bought the Zonolite mining operations. The ...
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