EPA v. AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS/AARDVARK HAULING (RIVER RD)
Compliance action
$2,500,000
Case summary
CODISPOSAL LANDFILL AT WICH OWNER/OPERATOR WASTE MANAGEMENT IS MAINTAINING UNDER STATE ORDERED POST CLOSURE PLAN. ROD REQUIRED ADHERANCE TO THE POST CLOSURE PLANT PLUS SOME ADDITIONAL LEACHATE COLLECTION AND DEED RESTRICTIONS. EPA ALSO LOOKING TO RECOVER APPROXIMATELY $270,000 IN PAST COSTS. 06/26/98: ACTION FOR COST RECOVERY, AND, IF NECESSARY, INJUNCTIVE RELIEF TO ENFORCE EPA'S CHOSE REMEDY, PRN CONVERSION. WITHDRAWAL OF REFERRAL ON 2/8/99. 9/30/99: CONSENT DECREE TO SETTLE PAST COSTS AND REMEDIAL ACTION TO BE PERFORMED AT THE SITE.
Defendants (16)
- AARDVARK HAULING
- AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMCIAL, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- BEAZER EAST, INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- BROWNING-FERRIS INDUSTRIES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- CBS (SUCCESSOR, WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- GATX CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- GENERAL AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- GREENLEASE HOLDING COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- GREENVILLE STEEL CARNamed in complaint
- GRIMES AEROSPACE(SUCCESSOR NATIONAL CASTNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- HODGE FOUNDRY (DIV OF SVEDALA INDUSTRIESNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- R.D. WERNER
- RFI
- UNIVERSAL REFRACTORIES, INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- WASTE MANAGEMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- WERNER CO.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
RIVER RD ENTERPRISES
RTE 846, HERMITAGE, PA, 16148
Registry ID: 110007745958
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 122 — Superfund
- CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
- CERCLA 113 — Superfund
- CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
Enforcement conclusions (1)
AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS, INC. ET. AL.entered 2000-05-12
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 1996-12-15Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1997-01-29PRN Sent
- 1999-09-10Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1999-11-30Final Order Lodged
- 1999-11-30Complaint Filed With Court
- 2000-05-12Final Order Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 17653
- Case number
- 03-1997-0156
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- 3RC42
- EPA region
- 03
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Superfund
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-1997-0156 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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