ELR Citation: 40 ELR 20006
No(s). 1:10-cv-01303-JLK (D. Colo. Oct 25, 2010)

A district court approved two consent decrees settling Colorado's claims for natural resource damages against two waste companies and the city and county of Denver in connection with the Lowry Landfill Superfund site. The settlement, which requires the performing parties to each pay $500,000 to the state, will expedite the restoration or replacement of natural resources. In addition, the settlement is fair, reasonable, consistent with CERCLA, in the public interest, and will avoid prolonged, complicated, and expensive litigation.