EPA v. BOYD, JAMES LUTHER ET AL_(SECURITY CLEANERS/BOULEVARD)

Case summary

THIS IS A COST RECOVERY ACTION FOR $154,583 EXPENDED BY EPA IN CONDUCTING AN EMERGENCY REMOVAL AT THE SITE. THIS SITE IS NOT ON THE NPL. NO FURTHER ACTION IS PLANNED AT THE SITE. REGION III HAD INCLUDED ONE GILBERT FOX AS A POTENTIAL DEFENDANT. HEADQUARTERS SUGGESTED THAT FOX MIGHT HAVE A VALID THIRD-PARTY DEFENSE TO LIABILITY. THE LITIGATION TEAM WILL HAVE TO INVESTIGATE THIS FURTHER. THE SITE CONSISTS OF A MINI-STORAGE WAREHOUSE UNIT AND A WOODED AREA LOCATED APPROXIAMATELY 100 FEET AWAY. JAMES LUTHER BOYD LEASED THE WAREHOUSE FROM THE DORENS AND IS BELIEVED TO HAVE ABANDONED THE WAREHOUSE AND DUMPED VARIOUS CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES INTO THE WOODED AREA NEARBY. EPA WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS SITE BY THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT WHO ASSISTED IN THE CLEANUP. EPA CONDUCTED A REMOVAL ACTION IN SEPTEMBER 1984 AND REMOVED AND DISPOSED OF THE HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES FROM THE WAREHOUSE, DECONTAMINATED THE WAREHOUSE, SAMPLED, ANALYZED, EXCAVATED, AND DISPOSED OF CONTAMINATED SOIL IN THE WOODED AREA. DEMAND LETTERS HAD BEEN SENT TO ALL DEFENDANTS ON OCTOBER 4TH, 1987.

Defendants (5)

• BOYD, JAMES L. (CARNEGIE)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• BOYD, JAMES L. AKA J. DIXON (OPERATOR)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• DORAN, DORIS (OWNER)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• DORAN, FRANCIS (OWNER)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• GILRAN LIGHTING PRODUCTS (OWNER)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• SECURITY 1 HOUR MART

  6410 SECURITY BOULEVARD, BALTIMORE, MD, 21207

  Registry ID: 110006620166

• SECURITY 1 HOUR MART

  6410 SECURITY BOULEVARD, BALTIMORE, MD, 21207

  Registry ID: 110006620166

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107 — Superfund

Enforcement conclusions (3)

• BOYD, J.LUTHER ET AL(CARNEGIE)entered 1989-10-18

  Primary law: CERCLA

• BOYD, J. LUTHER ET AL (DIXON)entered 1991-12-31

  Primary law: CERCLA

• BOYD, J. LUTHER ET AL (DORAN)entered 1989-05-01

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1987-09-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1987-09-30Referred To Headquarters
• 1987-11-12Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1988-01-22Complaint Filed With Court
• 1991-12-31Concluded
• 1991-12-31Final Order Lodged
• 1991-12-31Final Order Entered