EPA v. TOBYHANNA ARMY DEPOT

Case summary

On November 25, 2019, the Acting Director of the Superfund & Emergency Management Division (SEMD) signed an Explanation of Significant Differences (ESD) for Operable Unit #5 (OU-5), the Inactive Landfill, at Tobyhanna Army Depot (TYAD), Monroe County, Pennsylvania. The purpose of this ESD is to revise the cleanup standard for arsenic in the September 2000 Record of Decision (ROD) to conform to the maximum contaminant level (MCL) established for that contaminant under the Safe Drinking Water Act. The MCL for arsenic was revised subsequent to the issuance of the original ROD.

Defendants (2)

• TOBYHANNA ARMY DEPOTNamed in settlement
• U.S. ARMYNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WAUCONDA SAND & GRAVEL

  BONNER & GARLAND RD, WAUCONDA, IL, 60084

  Registry ID: 110009327022

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 120E — Federal Facility Interagency Agreement

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TOBYHANNA ARMY DEPOT (Tobyhanna OU-5 ESD)entered 2019-11-25

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 1990-10-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1990-11-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2019-11-25Final Order Issued