EPA v. CHEMICAL LEAMAN TANK LINES, INC. (WILLIAM DICK LAGOONS SITE)

Case summary

THE WILLIAM DICK LAGOONS SITE IS LOCATED IN WEST CALN TOWNSHIP, CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. THE 4.4 ACRE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN A LARGER 105 ACRE PARCEL OF LAND IN A RUR- AL WOODED SETTING. THE SITE WAS USED BY ITS FORMER OWNER, WILLIAM DICK (NOW DECEASED) FOR DISPOSAL OF FINAL RINSE WATERS FROM THE INTERIOR CLEANING OF TANK TRAILERS OWNED BY CHEMICAL LEAMAN TANK LINES, INC. (CLTL). AS A RESULT, THE SITE IS CONTAMINATED BY NUMEROUS ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; THE MOST PREVALANT, TCE, HAS BEEN FOUND IN SOME 46 RESIDENTIAL WELLS. THE SITE WAS LISTED ON THE NPL IN JULY 1987. CLTL HAS PERFORMED A RI/FS AND OTHER REMOVAL ACTIVITIES AT THE SITE. BASED ON THE FINDINGS OF THE RI/FS, EPA DIVIDED THE SITE IN- TO THREE OPERABLE UNITS AND A ROD FOR #OU1 AND #OU2 WAS ISSUED ON JUNE 28, 1991. THE ROD REQUIRES: 1. EXTENSION OF THE CITY OF COATESVILLE AUTHORITY WATER LINE; 2. UPGRADING THE PUMP STATION LOCATED ON ROUTE #340 AND INSTALLATION OF A WATER STORAGE TANK; 3. INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS TO ADDRESS THE DRILLING OF NEW WELLS IN THE CONTAMINATION PLUME AND PROTECTION THE HEALTH OF THOSE RESIDENTS CHOOSING TO MAINTAIN THE USE OF PRIVATE WELLS; 4. FURTHER STUDY TO DEFINE SITE HYDROGELOGIC CONDITIONS; 5. INSTALLATION OF GROUNDWATER EXTRACTION WELLS WHERE GROUNDWATER WILL BE PUMPED TO A TREATMENT PLANT AND THEN DISCHARGED; AND 6. GROUNDWATER MONITORING OF SELECTED WELLS. THE REGION PROPOSES TO BEGIN NEGOTIATIONS WITH CLTL FOR PER FORMANCE OF THE REMEDY SELECTED BY THE ROD AND RECOVERY OF PAST COSTS EXPENDED BY THE REGION AT THE SITE. 08/14/95: WILLIAM DICK LAGOON SITE, WEST CALN TWP., CHESTER COUNTY, PA CONSENT DECREE (CD) NEGOTIATIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. THE CD WAS SIGNED BY CHEMICAL LEAMAN TANK LINES, INC. (CLTL), A POTENTIAL RESPONSIBLE PARTY (PRP) FOR THE SITE ON JULY 3, 1995 AND SUBSEQUENTLY LODGED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ON JULY 10, 1995. THE CD REQUIRES CLTL TO PAY $1.5 MILLION FOR A CASH OUT ON A WATER LINE EXTENSION, TO IMPLEMENT THE SOIL REMEDY, TO CONDUCT A HYDROGEOLOGIC STUDY, TO IMPLEMENT AN INTERIM GROUND WATER PUMP AND TREAT SYSTEM, TO PAY $420,000 IN PAST RESPONSE COSTS, AND TO PAY A PENALTY OF $260,000 FOR VIOLATION OF AN UNILATERAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER. A CONSENT ORDER HAS ALSO BEEN NEGOTIATED THAT REQUIRES THE REMEDIAL DESIGN WORK TO BEGIN WHILE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR THE CD IS OPEN

Defendants (1)

• CHEMICAL LEAMAN TANK LINES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WILLIAM DICK LAGOONS SITE

  S.E. OF INTERSECTION OF 1534 TELEGRAPH RD &, HONEY BROOK, PA, 19344

  Registry ID: 110010622219

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
• CERCLA 107C3 — Treble Damages
• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CHEMICAL LEAMAN TANK LINES, INentered 1995-10-10

  Primary law: CERCLA

  Federal penalty: $260,000

Timeline (8 milestones)

• 1991-06-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1991-08-29PRN Sent
• 1995-07-06Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1995-07-10Complaint Filed With Court
• 1995-10-10Final Order Lodged
• 1995-10-10Final Order Entered
• 1995-10-10Concluded
• 2025-03-31Supplemental Referral-Other