EPA v. GRAVE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Case summary

ILLEGAL ROADSIDE DUMPING INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 8/17/82 IN POCA W.VA. 77 DRUMS CONTAINING HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES, IN- CYANIDE, PHENOL, 1-1-1 TRICHLOROETHANE, METHYCENE, CHLORIDE, LEAD, AND TOLUENE WERE DUMPED. EPA CLEANED UP THE SITE IN AN EMERGENCY ACTION UNDER CERCLA 104. CRIMINAL CAUSES OF ACTION ARE BEING CONSIDERED AT BOTH THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS. RECOUPMENT FOR CLEANUP COSTS (APPROX $92,000) IS SOUGHT FROM THE INDIVIDUAL TRANSPORTER, ALBERT FRANK INGRAHAM, AND THE CORPORATE TRANSPORTER, GRAVE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, OR WHICH INGRAHAM IS THE PRESIDENT. RECOVERY MAY ALSO BE SOUGHT FROM THE ONLY GENERATOR LOCATED SO FAR, BRAND-REX COMPANY, INC., THE GENERATOR OF AT LEAST 7 OUT OF THE 77 DRUMS FOUND AT THE SITE. 05-24-83: CASE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED AT DOJ. COMPANION CASE (CRIMINAL) HAS RESULTED IN CONVICTION. DRAFT COMPLAINT RE- CEIVED FROM DOJ.

Defendants (2)

• GRAVE RESOURCE MANAGEMENTNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• ALBERT F. INGRAMNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• GRAVE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

  ROCK BRANCH ROAD, POCA, WV, 25159

  Registry ID: 110007877841

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107 — Superfund

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• GRAVE RESOURCE MANAGEMENTentered 1985-12-24

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (8 milestones)

• 1982-12-27Referred To Headquarters
• 1983-03-14Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1983-09-15Referred TO U.S. Attorney
• 1983-09-15Complaint Filed With Court
• 1985-12-24Concluded
• 1985-12-24Final Order Lodged
• 1985-12-24Final Order Entered
• 1986-09-30Enforcement Action Closed