A Washington state company with land holdings in Idaho has agreed to reimburse $6 million of the $13.5 million the federal government says it’s owed for successfully cleaning up a northern Idaho Superfund site.
Spokane-based Potlatch Corporation and its subsidiary, Potlatch Land & Lumber, signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice filed in early February in U.S. District Court.
The Justice Department in court documents says that federal officials in 2015 demanded reimbursement for cleaning up hazardous substances next to the St. Joe River near the town of Avery.
The Justice Department in early February filed a lawsuit, and on the same day the parties also filed the agreement.
Public comments are being taken on the agreement through March 23. (AP)
