EPA v. OAK HILL PCB SUPERFUND SITE

Case summary

THE SITE IS LOCATED IN LENOIR, CALDWELL COUNTY, NC, AND WAS FORMERLY OPERATED AS A SCRAP METAL BUSINESS DURING 1952 THROUGH THE EARLY 1970'S. THE OPERATION INVOLVED OPEN BURNING AND DISPOSAL OF PCB TRANSFORMERS AND CAPACITORS. THIS ACTIVITY RESULTED IN EXTENSIVE PCB CONTAMINATION OF THE SOILS AT THE SITE. BETWEEN JUNE 1991 AND NOVEMBER 2, 1993, EPA CONDUCTED A REMOVAL ACTION WHICH CONSISTED OF THE REMOVAL OF SEVERAL PCB-RELATED ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENTS (APPROXIMATELY 60 CAPACITORS AND TRANSFORMER DEBRIS); AND APPROXIMATELY 6,000 CUBIC FEET OF CONTAMINATED SOIL. BASED ON THE SAMPLING RESULTS, EPA FOUND NO GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION. THE TOTAL COST TO DATE IS $2,168,358.29. THE IDENTIFIED PRPS AT THE SITE ARE BLUE RIDGE MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION (BREMCO) AND DUKE POWER CORPORATION (DUKE).

Defendants (2)

• DUKE ENERGY CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• BLUE RIDGE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORP.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• OAKHILL PCB (JOHN CHURCH SITE)

  NORWOOD ROAD, ROUTE 2, LENOIR, NC, 28645

  Registry ID: 110009340230

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• OAK HILL SUPERFUND SITE (04-1998-C007)entered 1997-12-18

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1996-04-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1997-03-06Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1997-12-16Complaint Filed With Court
• 1997-12-18Final Order Lodged
• 1997-12-18Final Order Entered
• 1997-12-18Concluded
• 1998-09-21Enforcement Action Closed