EPA v. ATLAS MINERAL & CHEMICALS, INC.

Case summary

THE DORNEY ROAD LANDFILL SUPERFUND SITE IS AN UNPERMITTED ABANDONED ORE MINE TURNED LANDFILL TURNED SUPERFUND SITE. THEE LANDFILL WAS IN OPERATION FROM APPROX. 1959-1978. THE OWNER OF THE SITE, EMORY MOBAY, OPERATED THE SITE INITALLY THEN RENTED IT TO HARLD OSWALD WHO CONTINUED LANDFILL OPER- ATION. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES WERE DISPOSES ON SITE BY VARI- OUS GENERATORS. THESE HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES INCLUDE AMONG OTHER THINGS: LEAD, PHEONES, ASBESTOS AND VARIOUS INORGANICS A REMOVAL ACTION WAS CONDUCTED IN JUNE 1986. AN RI/FS WAS COMPLETED IN AUGUST 1988 FOR OU#1, THE ROD FOR OU#2 WAS DONE IN SEPTEMBER 1988. THERE ARE TWO (2) OU'S FOR THE SITE THE FOR OU#2 WAS DISCOVERED THE WEEK OF AUGUST 5, 1991. THE ROD FOR OU#2 & OU#3 SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION SEPTEMBER 1991.

Defendants (9)

• EXIDE CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• GAF CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• ATLAS MINERAL & CHEMICALNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• CALORIC CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• EAST PENN MFG., CO.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• GENERAL ELECTRIC CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• GLIDDEN COMPANY, THENamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• MACK TRUCKS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• STROH BREWERY COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• DORNEY ROAD LANDFILL

  DORNEY RD, MERTZTOWN, PA, 19539

  Registry ID: 110010578437

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 113 — Superfund
• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ATLAS MINERAL & CHEMICALS, INC.entered 1994-03-01

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 1991-08-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1991-08-07Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1991-08-09Complaint Filed With Court
• 1994-03-01Final Order Lodged
• 1994-03-01Final Order Entered
• 1994-03-01Concluded