EPA v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company

Case summary

DEFENDANT OPERATES A HAZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE, TREATMENT, AND DISPOSAL FACILITY AT DEEPWATER, NEW JERSEY KNOWN AS THE CHAMBERS WORKS. AN INSPECTION OF THE CHAMBERS WORKS BY THE NATIONAL ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATIONS CENTER DISCLOSED THAT THE DEFENDANT FAILED TO: EVALUATE WHETHER ITS WASTE STREAM CONTAINED RESTRICTED WASTES; KEEP PROPER RECORDS; TEST WHETHER ITS SLUDGE MET TREATMENT STANDARDS BEFORE BEING LAND DISPOSED; AND PREPARE AND FOLLOW A PROPER WASTE ANALYSIS PLAN. IN ADDITION, DEFENDANT HAS VIOLATED LAND DISPOSAL RESTRICTION REQUIREMENTS.

Defendants (1)

• E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND CONamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (6)

• DU PONT CHAMBER WORKS

  ROUTE 130 & CANAL ROAD, DEEPWATER, NJ, 08023

  Registry ID: 110007970142

• DU PONT CHAMBER WORKS

  ROUTE 130 & CANAL ROAD, DEEPWATER, NJ, 08023

  Registry ID: 110007970142

• DU PONT CHAMBER WORKS

  ROUTE 130 & CANAL ROAD, DEEPWATER, NJ, 08023

  Registry ID: 110007970142

• DU PONT CHAMBER WORKS

  ROUTE 130 & CANAL ROAD, DEEPWATER, NJ, 08023

  Registry ID: 110007970142

• DU PONT CHAMBER WORKS

  ROUTE 130 & CANAL ROAD, DEEPWATER, NJ, 08023

  Registry ID: 110007970142

• DU PONT CHAMBER WORKS

  ROUTE 130 & CANAL ROAD, DEEPWATER, NJ, 08023

  Registry ID: 110007970142

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3004 — Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Companyentered 1991-05-21

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $1,850,000

Timeline (9 milestones)

• 1988-09-30Referred To Headquarters
• 1988-11-23Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1989-01-21Returned To Region
• 1989-09-28Rereferred
• 1991-02-22Complaint Filed With Court
• 1991-05-21Final Order Lodged
• 1991-05-21Final Order Entered
• 1991-05-21Concluded
• 1995-03-14Enforcement Action Closed