EPA v. PETROLEUM PRODUCTS CORPORATION (PEMBROKE PARK, FL) - OU 1

Case summary

THE PETROLEUM PRODUCTS CORPORATION (PPC) SITE (SITE) IS AN 11 ACRE PARCEL OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3130 SOUTHWEST 19TH STREET, PEMBROKE PARK, BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA. PPC OPERATED AS A BROKER AND PROCESSOR OF WASTE OIL AT THE SITE FOR 27 YEARS. THE SITE OVERLIES THE BISCAYNE AQUIFER, IS WITHIN 3 MILES OF THREE MAJOR MUNICIPAL WELL FIELDS AND LIES IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA. THE SITE FORMERLY CONTAINED A TANK FARM AND UNLINED DISPOSAL PITS. SLUDGES GENERATED FROM THE OIL REFINING PROCESS WERE DISPOSED OF IN THE UNLINED PITS. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT, IN ANTICIPATION OF THE SALE OF THE PROPERTY, PPC SPREAD THE CONTAMINATED SLUDGES OVER 7 ACRES OF THE SITE. IN 1971, PPC DID SELL MOST OF THE SITE EXCEPT FOR A SMALL AREA WHERE PPC CONTINUED AS A WASTE OIL BROKER. THE NEW OWNER OF THE MAJORITY OF THE SITE DEVELOPED THE PROPERTY AS A COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL WAREHOUSE COMPLEX. SEVERAL OF THE WAREHOUSES WERE CONSTRUCTED OVER THE ABANDONED DISPOSAL PITS. THE SITE SCORED A 40.11 AND WAS PLACE ON THE FINAL NPL IN JULY, 1987. FDER PERFORMED THE RI/FS AND EPA HAS DRAFTED THE ROD. EPA ISSUED SPECIAL NOTICE LETTERS IN OCTOBER 1990. EPA NEGOTIATED A CONSENT DECREE WITH THE PRP'S THAT PROVIDED FOR THEM TO PERFORM THE RD/RA FOR THE INTERIM RECORD OF DECISION, WHICH PROVIDED FOR THE RENOVATION OF THE WASTE OIL RECOVERY SYSTEM AT THE SITE. EPA PLANS TO ISSUE GENERAL NOTICE LETTERS TO A GROUP OF NEWLY IDENTIFIED PRPS IN FEBRUARY 1992, AND EXPAND THE EXISTING GROUP OF PRPS.

Defendants (22)

• CSX TRANSPORTATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• POWELL MOTORSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• RACAL DATA COMMUNICATIONSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• RICH MOTORS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• RICKY'S OIL SERVICE, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• RYBOVICH & SONS BOAT WORKS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• RYBOVICH CORP.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• RYDER TRUCK RENTAL, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• SAFETY-KLEEN CORP.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• U.S. AIR FORCE (FED. FAC. NOT DEFENDANT)
• U.S. COAST GUARD (FED. FAC. NOT DEFENDT)
• U.S. NAVY (FED. FAC. NOT DEFENDANT)
• WALDRON'S TANK SERVICENamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• BRUNNING PAINT COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• FISHER MARIN, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• GENERAL TIRE CO.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• GOLDEN BEACH, TOWN OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• MIAMI, CITY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• PEMBROKE PARK WAREHOUSESNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• PETROLEUM PRODUCTS CORPORTIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• FILMORE INVESTORS CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PETROLEUM PRODUCTS CORP

  3130 SW 19TH ST, PEMBROKE PINES, FL, 33024

  Registry ID: 110005599432

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PETROLEUM PRODUCTS CORP.entered 1991-12-11

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (8 milestones)

• 1989-07-25Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1990-06-14PRN Sent
• 1991-03-29Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1991-09-17Complaint Filed With Court
• 1991-12-11Final Order Lodged
• 1991-12-11Final Order Entered
• 1991-12-11Concluded
• 2024-11-08Amended Complaint