California Gulch

Superfund site in Leadville, CO · EPA ID COD980717938

California Gulch is a Superfund site in Leadville, CO on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include ARSENIC, CADMIUM, COPPER, LEAD. At California Gulch, the EPA has determined that human exposure is under control.

EPA status

National Priorities List
Currently on the Final NPL
Human exposure under control
Yes
Groundwater migration under control
Yes
Construction complete
No
Sitewide ready for reuse
No
Federal facility
No
EPA region
08
County
Lake

Contaminants of concern

Grouped by the environmental medium in which the EPA recorded them.

Groundwater

  • Arsenic
  • Cadmium
  • Copper
  • Lead
  • Manganese
  • Metals
  • Sulfate
  • Zinc

Liquid Waste

  • Arsenic
  • Lead

Other

  • Arsenic
  • Cadmium
  • Lead
  • Zinc

Sediment

  • Arsenic
  • Cadmium
  • Copper
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Sulfate
  • Zinc

Soil

  • Arsenic
  • Cadmium
  • Copper
  • Lead
  • Mercury
  • Zinc

Solid Waste

  • Arsenic
  • Cadmium
  • Copper
  • Lead
  • Zinc

Surface Water

  • Arsenic
  • Cadmium
  • Copper
  • Lead
  • Metals
  • Sulfate
  • Zinc

Location

S OF CY-YAK TUNNEL DOWNSTREAM, Leadville, CO 80461

Latitude 39.231279, longitude -106.295522

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