EPA v. PEAK OIL SITE SOILS, SEDIMENTS, SURFACE WATER

Case summary

SEE ALSO CDS 04-98-C015 AND 04-98-C017 AND CASE NUMBERS 04-93-1428 AND 04-95-0450. SITE IS A DEFENDANT WASTE OIL RE-REFINING WHICH ACCEPTED MAINLY USEDCRANKCASE OIL FROM NUMEROUS AND DIVERSE SOURCES. SOILS AND GROUNDWATERARE CONTAMINATED WITH ELEVATED LEVELS OF METALS AND ORGANIC CHEMICALS. AS OF MAY 1, 1993, EPA HAD NOTIFIED APPROXIMATELY 1,200 PRP'S OF THEIRPOTENTIAL LIABILITY. DEFUNCT WASTE OIL RE-REFINING OPERATED FROM 1954 -1984. REREFINED MOSTLY USED CRANK CASE OIL. SOILS SEDIMENTS, SURFACE WATER AND GROUNDWATER, WETLANDS CONTAMINATED WITH METALS AND ORGANICS. ROD CALLS FOR SOLIDIFICATION, BIOREMEDIATION OF SOILS/SEDIMENTS.

Defendants (50)

• CSX TRANSPORTATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• BRYSON INDUSTRIAL SERVS.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• CARGILL FERTILIZER, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• HUNT INCORPORATEDNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• KENYON DODGE, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• CF INDUSTRIES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• COMMERCIAL CARRIER CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• CYTEC IND.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• DEL MONTE FRESH PRODUCE COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• DELTA AIR LINES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• FLORIDA COCA0COLA BOTTLING COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSFORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• KRAFT FOODS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• LEE RAGATZ VOLKSWAGON, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• LYKES BROS. INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• LYKES MEAT GROUPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• MCDONALD CONSTRUCTION CORP.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• MICHELIN NORTH AMERICANamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• MID-STATE OIL CO.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• MORMAC MARINE TRANSPORTNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• NARBY BUICK, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• OMI CORP.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• …and 25 more

Facilities (1)

• PEAK OIL CO

  SR 574 W. OF HWY 301, TAMPA, FL, 336190

  Registry ID: 110008321814

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 122 — Superfund
• CERCLA 104A — CERCLA 104(a)
• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PEAK OIL SITEentered 1998-02-19

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1992-10-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1993-04-30PRN Sent
• 1995-06-20Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1997-06-20Complaint Filed With Court
• 1998-02-19Final Order Lodged
• 1998-02-19Final Order Entered
• 1998-02-19Concluded