Superfund Site Profile
The Jacobs Smelter site is located in the Rush Valley, Tooele County, Utah near the town of Stockton and about five miles south of Tooele, Utah. The site covers about eight square miles and includes the town of Stockton. The risks posed by the site derive from smelting and mining activity, which occurred primarily in the 1860s and 1870s. Wastes in the form of heavy metal contaminated soil, mill tailings, and smelter wastes exist at several locations within the site boundaries. The primary contaminants are lead and arsenic.
Cleanup is complete for several areas of the site. Investigation and evaluation of cleanup options in the remaining areas is ongoing.
TOPICS IN FOCUS
A proposed plan for Operable Unit 2 is now available. The proposed plan presents the options for cleanup actions at OU2.
You may view the proposed plan online or at one of the site information repositories. The period for submitting comments on the proposed plan is from September 21 to November 21, 2015. Written comments on the proposed plan must be postmarked by November 21, 2015, and mailed to:
Thomas Daniels
Project Manager
Utah Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Environmental Response and Remediation
P.O. Box 144840
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4840
A public meeting will be held Thursday, October 15, 2015 at the Stockton Fire Station, 207 N. Connor Ave., Stockton, Utah, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Written or oral comments on the proposed plan will be accepted at the meeting.
A Record of Decision (ROD) that documents the cleanup decision is anticipated to be issued by the end of 2016 and design and construction of the remedy will follow.
