EPA v. HARRIS CORPORATION - OU 1

Case summary

THE HARRIS CORPORATION SUPERFUND SITE IS LOCATED IN PALM BAY, FLORIDA. THE SITE MADE THE FINAL NPL IN JULY, 1987. A SERIOUS GROUNDWATER PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AT THE HARRIS SITE IN 1981 AND HARRIS HAS TAKEN EXTENSIVE REMEDIAL STEPS UNDER A CONSENT ORDER WITH THE STATE OF FLORIDA. IN CONDUCTING ITS RO/FS EPA REVIEWED THE EXTENSIVE DATA COMPILED BY HARRIS AND THE STATE AND DECIDED TO CONDUCT REMEDIAL ACTIONS IN OPERABLE UNITS. THE SUBJECT OF THIS ROD IS OPERABLE UNIT 1 AND CONSISTS OF THE GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION AT THE GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS COMPLEX. THE ROD ESSENTIALLY BLESSES THE REMEDIAL ACTION CURRENTLY TAKING PLACE WITH SOME MODIFICATIONS. REGION IV EXPECTS TO SEND THE ROD TO HARRIS IN SEPTEMBER AND CONCLUDE NEGOTIATIONS FOR RD/RA BY DECEMBER 1990.

Defendants (1)

• HARRIS CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• HARRIS CORP

  1025 W NASA BLVD, MELBOURNE, FL, 32919

  Registry ID: 110005661382

• HARRIS CORP

  1025 W NASA BLVD, MELBOURNE, FL, 32919

  Registry ID: 110005661382

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 122 — Superfund
• CERCLA 104A — CERCLA 104(a)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• HARRIS CORPORATIONentered 1991-10-25

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (8 milestones)

• 1990-03-08PRN Sent
• 1990-09-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1991-03-20Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1991-10-25Final Order Lodged
• 1991-10-25Final Order Entered
• 1991-10-25Complaint Filed With Court
• 1991-10-25Concluded
• 2000-04-20Enforcement Action Closed