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Board hears warnings on EPA lead standard and lost fees as Smuggler Superfund fund dwindles
Summary
Pitkin County officials said a lower federal lead‑in‑soil standard and a state decision to withhold a landfill fee could sharply increase future Superfund workload and deplete the Smuggler fund unless new revenues are found.
Pitkin County environmental health staff told the Board of Health on Oct. 10 that a recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency change to its lead‑in‑soil standard and a temporary state action removing a landfill fee threaten the county’s Smuggler Superfund funding stream and could increase future workload if the new standard is applied to existing sites.
"The EPA changed their lead standard lead in soil standard and lowered it," Kurt, the department’s environmental health lead, told the board, noting the potential for a more stringent cleanup threshold. Kurt said new EPA guidance is still being applied case‑by‑case to existing sites, but if Smuggler were required to meet the lower standard — now roughly 200 parts per million compared with a prior working…
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