EPA v. POLLUTION ABATEMENT SERVICES OF OSWEGO, INC.
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$812,533
Case summary
DEFENDANT WAS IN THE BUSINESS OF PRODUCING A LIQUID & SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICE AND CONSISTED OF AN INCINERATOR, A LAND AREA FOR STORAGE OF LIQUID & SOLID WASTE IN DRUMS, A LAND WASTE LAGOON, TANKS FOR INCINERATOR FUEL OIL STORAGE SECONDARY & TERTIARY LAGOONS, AND A LINED PIT FOR OVERFLOW & RUNOFF. DYE AND CHEMICAL WASTE LEACHED INTO THE SURROUNDING AREA AND INTO WINE CREEK. THIS ACTION IS TO RECOVER THE COSTS OF CLEAN-UP FOR CONTINUOUS SPILL OF HAZARDOUS WASTE.
Defendants (3)
- H. WILLARD PIERCENamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- JACK MILLERNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- POLLUTION ABATEMENT SERVICES OF OSWEGONamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
POLLUTION ABATEMENT SERVICES
55 SENECA ST, OSWEGO, NY, 13126
Registry ID: 110009260806
Statutes cited
- CWA 311 — Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability
Enforcement conclusions (1)
POLLUTION ABATEMENT, ET AL.entered 1977-07-26
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $812,533
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 1977-03-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1977-03-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1977-07-19Complaint Filed With Court
- 1977-07-26Concluded
- 1977-07-26Final Order Lodged
- 1977-07-26Final Order Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 1768
- Case number
- 02-1977-0016
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- NYSUP
- EPA region
- 02
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-1977-0016 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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