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04-1994-0255JudicialConcludedFY 1994· Region 04

EPA v. FLORIDA STEEL SITE - OU 2

Compliance action

$1,262,000

Case summary

THE FLORIDA STEEL SITE, MARTIN COUNTY, FLORIDA, WHICH IS OWNED BY FLORIDA STEEL CORP., THE SOLE PRP, IS CONTAMINATED BY PCBS CADMIUM, LEAD AND ZINC. METALS HAVE MIGRATED FROM SEDIMENT AND SOILS CONTAMINATED WITH EC DUST INTO THE GROUNDWATER. THE SITE WAS LISTED ON THE NPL IN 1982. IN JUNE 1992, EPA ISSUED A ROD FOR CLEANUP OF METAL, CONTAMINATED SOILS UNDER OPERABLE UNIT 1. ON MARCH 31, 1994, EPA IS EXPECTED TO ISSUE A ROD FOR GROUNDWATER CLEANUP (OPERABLE UNIT 2) AND REMEDIATION OF A NEARBY WETLAND.

Defendants (1)

  • FLORIDA STEEL CORP.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • FLORIDA STEEL CORP STP

    SR 710, INDIANTOWN, FL, 34956

    Registry ID: 110008325641

Statutes cited

  • CERCLA 122Superfund

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • FLORIDA STEEL CORPORATIONentered 1995-01-24

    Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (7 milestones)

  • 1994-02-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 1994-03-01PRN Sent
  • 1994-10-07Referred To Dept Of Justice
  • 1995-01-24Final Order Lodged
  • 1995-01-24Final Order Entered
  • 1995-01-24Complaint Filed With Court
  • 1995-01-24Concluded

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
21050
Case number
04-1994-0255
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
CER
Branch
CER
EPA region
04
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Superfund

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-1994-0255 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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