If you own a home near the Three Kids Mine site in Henderson, Nevada, you may have been exposed to toxic dust containing lead, arsenic, and manganese from decades of contamination and the ongoing remediation. Developers and builders were legally required to prevent that dust from reaching your property. Assured Law is evaluating claims on behalf of affected homeowners.
A former open-pit manganese mine turned federally recognized contamination site, now being cleaned up while neighboring homeowners bear the cost.
The Three Kids Mine was an open-pit manganese mine discovered in Clark County, Nevada in 1917. During two World Wars, manganese from the mine was used in military weapons and equipment. A mill constructed in 1942 processed ore on-site until all pits were exhausted and operations permanently ceased in 1961.
Left behind were open pits, waste rock, ore yards, a mill site, and tailings ponds loaded with dusts, residues, and processing wastes containing lead, arsenic, manganese, and petroleum, confirmed by a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment in 2007.
Despite these known hazards, parcels from the property were sold off and redeveloped into residential communities. In 2024, land transfer was completed and active cleanup began, but not before years of toxic dust exposure for neighboring homeowners.
In March 2023, the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) hosted a public meeting in Henderson. By November 2023, NDEP issued its Record of Decision for site cleanup. A Perimeter Air Monitoring Plan was put in place as cleanup commenced in May 2024.
Developers and builders were required by Clark County Air Quality Regulations to prevent toxic dust from reaching your property. Multiple laws were likely violated, and those violations are actionable.
Under Clark County Air Quality Regulations Section 40, no person shall cause or allow discharge of air contaminants that create a nuisance. Toxic dust emissions from construction and remediation activities at the Three Kids Mine site that affected your property constitute a prohibited nuisance condition.
Section 41 requires all persons engaged in demolition, grading, clearing, and construction to take all reasonable precautions to prevent fugitive dust from becoming airborne. Visible dust plumes extending beyond property lines, dust on haul trucks, and trackout onto paved roads near the site are all documented violations triggering liability.
Section 90 mandates that owners and operators of disturbed open areas of 5,000+ sq ft must implement dust control within 30 days of discovering disturbance. Failure to establish a visible soil crust, maintain 20% non-erodible cover, or achieve the required Threshold Friction Velocity constitutes a direct regulatory violation affecting neighboring homeowners.
Section 94 requires a Dust Control Operating Permit (DCOP) for all construction disturbing 0.25+ acres, with mandatory Best Management Practices, 24/7 dust control, certified Dust Control Monitors for 50+ acres of disturbed soil, and immediate work stoppage when dust plumes exceed 100 yards. Violations of any DCOP condition are enforceable violations of Clark County Air Quality Regulations.
Section 8 of the Clark County Air Quality Regulations provides that all persons owning, operating, or in control of property who cause, permit, or participate in any violation are individually and collectively liable. This means developers, home builders, contractors, and site operators can all be held responsible for dust exposure at your home.
Beyond regulatory violations, homeowners may pursue claims for diminished property value, cost of remediation of affected property, medical monitoring costs, and personal injury arising from exposure to lead, arsenic, and manganese released during construction and redevelopment activities adjacent to the Three Kids Mine site.
You may have a claim if you owned residential property near the Three Kids Mine site during any period of active construction or remediation.
You may qualify if you:
Nevada statutes of limitations mean your window to file a claim may be limited. The longer you wait, the harder it becomes to preserve evidence and establish your case.
Even if you are unsure whether you qualify, a free consultation with Assured Law takes only a few minutes and costs you nothing. We only get paid if you win.
Developers and builders had a legal obligation to protect you from toxic dust exposure. If they failed, you deserve answers, and compensation.
Key Regulatory Thresholds
Dust plumes extending more than 100 yards from origin, 20%+ opacity emissions, trackout exceeding 50 feet in length, and failure to stabilize disturbed soils within 30 days of disturbance are all documented violation categories.
Getting started is straightforward and risk-free. Assured Law handles everything, and you pay nothing unless we recover for you.
Submit the case review form or call us. We review your situation and explain whether you have a viable claim, no charge, no commitment.
We investigate your property's proximity to the site, gather evidence of regulatory violations, and document your exposure history and damages.
If you qualify, we pursue recovery against the Three Kids Mine developers and home builders. We fight on your behalf.
Compensation may include property damage, diminished home value, medical monitoring, and health-related damages. We only collect a fee if you win.
If you own a home near the Three Kids Mine site and have experienced dust, health symptoms, or property damage, you may have a claim. Free review. Contingency fees. You pay nothing unless we recover.
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