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Atlantic Richfield/BP said Thursday night that initial analysis suggests the Berkeley Pit could be an appropriate Superfund repository for the bulk of contaminated wastes from the Silver Bow Creek Corridor.

The Atlantic Richfield Co. and Butte-Silver Bow County have asked the EPA to build flexibility into the repository siting process as consideration continues of the Berkeley Pit.

The EPA will review repository proposals from Atlantic Richfield and Butte-Silver Bow to determine if a site chosen will be protective of human health and the environment.

After being a source of copper for many years, the Berkeley Pit in Butte, Montana now holds a contaminated lake which has long been a source of strife. But the