EPA v. ABERDEEN PESTICIDE SITE

Case summary

THE ABERDEEN PESTICIDE SITE CONSISTS OF FIVE AREAS IDEN- TIFIED AS THE FARM CHEMICALS SITE (HEREINAFTER SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS THE FCS ) FAIRWAY SIX SITE (HEREINAFTER SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS THE TS ), THE MCIVER DUMP SITE (HEREINAFTER SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS THE RS ), ALL LOCATED WITHIN 3 MILES OF THE CITY OF ABERDEEN, MOORE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. THE SITE HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE CONTAMINATED WITH DDT, PARATHION, TOXAPHENE, LINDANE, ALDRIN AND OTHER PESTICIDE CHEMICALS. THE SITE WAS BROUGHT TO EPA'S ATTEN- TION IN 1984 AND 1985. EPA CONDUCTED IMMEDIATE REMOVAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE FSS, THE TS AND THE MDS IN 1985 AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $1.6 MILLION. THESE ACTIVITIES, WHICH INVOLVED THE EXCAVATION OF CONTAMINATED MATERIAL AND DIS- POSAL AT THE GSX FACILITY IN PINEWOOD, S.C., RESULTED IN THE CLEANUP OF THE MDS AND THE PARTIAL CLEANUP OF THE OTHER AREAS. THESE REMOVAL ACTIVITIES AND RELATED INVESTIGATIONS RESULTED IN THE DISCOVERY OF ADDITIONAL AREAS OF CONTAMINA- TION AT THE TS AND THE FSS. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATIONS AND SAMPLING CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF TRENCHES AT THE FSS, A RESIDUAL GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION PLUME AND LOW-LEVEL SURFACE CONTAMINATION AT THE TS AND CONTAMINATION AT THE FCS. DURING AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER, 1988 EPA COMPLETED THE EXCAVATION AND STOCKPILING OF CONTAMINATED SOIL AT THE FSS. THE INCINERATION OF THIS STOCKPILED MATERIAL OVER THE NEXT YEAR SHOULD COMPLETE THE REMOVAL ACTION AT THE SITE. INCINERATION HAS BEEN SELECTED BY EPA IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH LAND DISPOSAL RESTRICTIONS. IN JUNE, 1986 EPA CONDUCT- ED IMMEDIATE REMOVAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE RS WHICH RESULTED IN THE CLEANUP OF THIS AREA AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $35,000.

Defendants (5)

• ANDERSON, GEORGE D. SR.Named in complaint
• CIBA-GEIGY CORPORATIONNamed in complaint
• FARM CHEMICALS, INC.Named in complaint
• GROWER SERVICE CORPORATIONNamed in complaint
• TAYLOR, JACK J. M.Named in complaint

Facilities (1)

• ABERDEEN PESTICIDE SITES

  OFF HWY 5, ABERDEEN, NC, 28315

  Registry ID: 110010625056

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107 — Superfund

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1988-09-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1989-01-01Complaint Filed With Court
• 1989-02-07Concluded
• 1989-02-07Enforcement Action Closed