EPA v. MASONITE CORP./CENTRAL HARDBOARD DIVISION

Case summary

9/29/95 - 3013 ORDER ISSUED. 7/19/2018 - LETTER FROM EPA TO RESPONDENT STATING, THE FINAL INVESTIGATIVE WORK REQUIRED UNDER THE AO CONSISTEND OF AN ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT (ERA) WHICH BEGAN IN JULY 2013. THE ERA ADDRESSED THE SOUTH FIELD AND POND 1 (SOLID WASTEMENT MGMT UNITS (SWMUs) 10 AND 11). THE FINAL RESULTS OF THIS ERA WERE SUBMITTED TO EPA ON OCT 6, 2017. EPA HAS CONCLUDED THAT, GIVEN THE AVAILABLE INFO, THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE APPRECIABLE RISK POSED BY THE METALS EXAMINED IN THIS ASSESSMENT TO BIRDS OR MAMMALS THAT MIGHT FEED ON THE POND 1 AND SOUTH FIELD AREAS... ...THE ERA WAS THE LAST PORTION OF THE ASSESSMENT WORK REQUIRED UNDER THE AO. SEVERAL AREAS OF THE MASONITE FACILITY REMAIN SUBJECT TO REMEDIATION AND MONITORING UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE MS DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (MDEQ). TERMINATION OF THIS EPA AO DOES NOT IMPACT ANY REMAINING WORK OR ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING ANY INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS, REQUIRED BY EXISTING ORDER WITH MDEQ...

Defendants (1)

• MASONITE CORP/CENTRAL HARDBOARD DIVISIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WAUCONDA SAND & GRAVEL

  BONNER & GARLAND RD, WAUCONDA, IL, 60084

  Registry ID: 110009327022

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3013 — Monitoring, Analysis, Testing

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MASONITE CORP./CENTRAL HARDBOARD DIVISIONentered 1995-09-29

  Primary law: RCRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 1995-09-29Final Order Issued
• 1995-10-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2018-07-19Enforcement Action Closed