Disagrees with request for CFAC listing

The Columbia Falls Aluminum Company disagrees with Gov. Steve Bullock’s request to the Environmental Protection Agency to list its plant near Columbia Falls on the National Priorities List. CFAC has begun assessing the site and believes that listing the site on the NPL will unnecessarily slow the cleanup process and any future redevelopment.

CFAC expressed its willingness to assess the site and its concerns about listing the site on the NPL in a letter to Gov. Bullock dated Dec. 14, 2014. In its letter, CFAC asked for a meeting with the governor to discuss their position, which was never granted.  

The CFAC contractor Roux Associates will continue to develop a remedial investigation work plan. CFAC is committed to completing the site assessment as efficiently as possible while fully complying with state and federal standards, including regarding financial assurance, for such work. CFAC has approached the EPA with the intent of entering into an administrative order of consent to perform the site assessment.  

Haley Beaudry is a spokesman for the Columbia Falls Aluminum Co.