EPA v. COEBURN, TOWN OF
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
THE COEBURN TOWN DUMP SITE IS APPROXIMATELY ONE ACRE AND IS LOCATED JUST OFF STATE HIGHWAY 7, APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES SOUTH OF THE TOWN OF COEBURN. FROM 1917 UNTIL PRESENT, THE SITE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE TOWN OF COEBURN. UNTIL 1970, THE SITE WAS AN UNREGULATED DUMP. IN 1995, EPA REMOVED 1,700 CUBIC YARDS OF LEAD CONTAMINATED SOIL ON THE SITE AND CAPPED THE AREA. THIS IS AN ABILITY TO PAY SETTLEMENT WHICH REQUIRES THE TOWN TO IMPLEMENT INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS AT THE SITE.
Defendants (1)
- COEBURN, TOWN OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
COEBURN TOWN DUMP
ROUTE 72/1.5 MILES SOUTH OF COEBURN, COEBURN, VA, 24230
Registry ID: 110016661254
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 122H — Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement
- CERCLA 104E5 — Violation of 104(e) Compliance Order
Enforcement conclusions (1)
COEBURN, TOWN OFentered 2003-11-24
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2002-06-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2003-11-24Final Order Issued
- 2003-11-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 19947
- Case number
- 03-2002-0166
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- 3RC43
- EPA region
- 03
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-2002-0166 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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