EPA v. WASTE INDUSTRIES (FLEMINGTON LANDFILL)
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
CONSENT DECREE NUMBERS: 04-87-C015; 04-96-C013. THE PRESENTLY INACTIVE FLEMINGTON LANDFILL PREVIOUSLY OPERATED BY WASTE INDUSTRIES INC., IS LOCATED ON 70 ACRES IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO 33 RESIDENTIAL WELLS & 10 COMMERCIAL WELLS. WASTE MATERAL DEPOSITED AT THE SITE HAS LEACHED INTO UNDERLYING GROUNDWATER & CONTAMINATED THE WELLS OF SEVERAL AREA RESIDENCES. OTHER AREA WELLS ARE IN IMMINENT DANGER OF CONTAMINATION. TETRACHLOROETHYLENE, BENZENE, TRICHLOROETHYLENE, 1 2 DICHLOROETHANE, VINYL CHLORIDE & LEAD ARE AMONG THE CONTAMINANTS DETECTED.
Defendants (50)
- PEIXOTTO, ELOISE RNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- SAUNDERS, JERRYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- O'SHIELDS, CLAUDNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- PARKER, ANNIENamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- PEIXOTTO, ELLIOT R.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- A-1 SANITATION SERVICES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- SHOAF, JOYNER KATHYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- SIMPSON, MILDRED R.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- WASTE INDUSTRIES OF NEW HANOVER, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- WASTE INDUSTRIES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- WATTS, BABARA W.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- WATTS, JOSEPH & WIFENamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- WILLIAMS, ELLENNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- WILMINGTON, CITY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- WRIGHT, VIVIANNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- AA& M SANITATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- ARMSTEAD, HARVEYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- BUTLER, CARMENNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- BUTLER, CARMEN M/EXECUTOR BUTLER ESTATENamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- CHRIS MCKEITHANNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- COMMUNITY DEVELPOMENT & ITS SECRETARYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- EICHORN, E JR. & JAUNITANamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- FALES, WILLIAMNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- FLEMING, MILDREDNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- FLEMINGTON RESIDENTS ASSOCIATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- …and 25 more
Facilities (1)
WASTE INDUSTRIES INC
4900 CRAFTSMAN DR, RALEIGH, NC, 27609
Registry ID: 110004019810
Statutes cited
- RCRA 7003 — Imminent Order: Solid or Hazardous Waste
Enforcement conclusions (2)
WASTE INDUSTRIES, INC. ET AL.entered 1996-04-02
Primary law: RCRA
WASTE INDUSTRIES, INC.entered 1987-08-05
Primary law: RCRA
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 1979-11-26Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1979-12-20Referred TO U.S. Attorney
- 1980-01-11Complaint Filed With Court
- 1996-04-02Final Order Lodged
- 1996-04-02Final Order Entered
- 1996-04-03Concluded
- 1997-09-04Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 20099
- Case number
- 04-1979-0019
- DOJ docket
- 90-7-1-2
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- RCR
- Branch
- RCRA
- EPA region
- 04
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Imminent Order: Solid or Hazardous Waste
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-1979-0019 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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