EPA v. PIPE MAINTENANCE SERVICES, INC.

Case summary

A REQUEST FOR ENFORCEMENT ACTION DIRECTLY REFERRED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE SPECIFICALLY RECOMMENDING THE FILING OF AN ACTION UNDER SECTION 140(E) OF THE CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. SECTION 9604(E). THE ACTION SEEKS TO REQUIRE PRODUCTION OF INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS SOUGHT BY EPA THROUGH INFORMATION REQUESTS SERVED UPON THE PRESIDENT OF PIPE MAINTENANCE SERVICE COMPANY INC. CONCERNING THE AIW FRANK SUPERFUND SITE UNDER CERCLA SECTION 104(E), AS WELL AS FOR THE IMPOSITION OF PENALTIES FOR THE LENGTHY OF TOTAL NON-COMPLIANCE GOING BACK AS FAR AS SIX YEARS. THE AIW FRANK SITE IS AN APPROXIMATELY 16-ACRE ARE AND CONSISTS OF TWO ADJOINING PROPERTIES, WITH A HISTORY OF MILK TRANSFER STATIONS, STYROFOAM MANUFACTURING AND AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR. THE MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL THREATS AT THIS SITE INVOLVE GROUND WATER AND SOIL CONTAMINATION. THE CHEMICALS OF CONCERN ARE, TCE TETRACHLOROETHENE (PCE), AND 1, 1, 1-TCA.

Defendants (1)

• PIPE MAINTENANCE SERVICES, INC.Named in complaint

Facilities (1)

• A.I.W. FRANK/MID-COUNTY MUSTANG

  INT RTE 202 & RTE 30, EXTON, PA, 19341

  Registry ID: 110009307507

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107 — Superfund

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1993-07-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1994-09-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1995-06-02Complaint Filed With Court
• 1996-05-15Concluded
• 1996-05-15Enforcement Action Closed