EPA v. BUCKINGHAM COUNTY LANDFILL

Case summary

THE BUCKINGHAM COUNTY LANDFILL SUPERFUND SITE ( SITE ) IS A FORMER LANDFILL WHERE MUNICIPAL WASTES AND HAZARDOUS WASTES WERE DISPOSED. THOMASVILLE INDUSTRIES, INC. ( THOMASVILLE ) GENERATED A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES DISPOSED OF AT THE SITE. BUCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA NOW OWNS THE SITE AND SURROUNDING PROPERTY. IN 1995, EPA ISSUED A UNILATERAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER TO THOMASVILLE WHICH REQUIRES THOMASVILLE TO PERFORM CLEANUP ACTIVITIES AT THE SITE. ON MARCH 20, 2000. THE REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR ISSUED ANOTHER UNILATERAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER WHICH REQUIRES BUCKINGHAM COUNTY TO (1) PROVIDE EPA WITH ACCESS TO THE SITE (2) DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A LAND USE, ACCESS RESTRICTIONS, AND MAINTENANCE PLAN FOR THE SITE, AND (3) FILE A NOTICE OF USE RESTRICTION WHICH ALERTS OTHER RESEARCHING THE TITLE TO THE SITE ABOUT THE PROBLEMS AT THE ISTE, ACCESS NEEDED BY EPA AND USE RESTRICTIONS. THIS ORDER WAS ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES BY SECTION 106(A) OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT, AS AMENDED, ( CERCLA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 9606(A).

Defendants (1)

• BUCKINGHAM COUNTYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BUCKINGHAM COUNTY LANDFILL SUPERFUND SITE

  ST RTE 640 EAST OF US RTE 15, DILLWYN, VA, 23936

  Registry ID: 110008184909

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BUCKINGHAM COUNTY LANDFILLentered 2000-03-20

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2000-02-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-03-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-03-20Final Order Issued
• 2000-03-20Enforcement Action Closed