EPA v. FCX - STATESVILLE, OU 1 (REFERRAL)

Case summary

4/1/04 - REFERRAL SENT TO DOJ. COST RECOVERY ACTION FOR PAST COSTS AT OU-1 IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,845,053.14. ALL PRPs AS PAST OWNERS AND OPERATORS GENERATING VOCs CONTAMINATING GROUNDWATER AT THE SITE. El Paso Natural Gas Co. entered into Consent Decree with the United States and the State of North Carolina to pay US $1.5 million and pay NC $110,000 for costs incurred and to be incurred at operable units 1 and 2 & for the Beaunit CD: Beaunit Corporation entered into a Consent Decree with the United States to pay the United States $846.54 resolving its liability at the FCX-Statesville Site based on its limited ability to pay.

Defendants (3)

• EL PASO NATURAL GAS COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• BEAUNIT CORP.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• BEAUNIT FABRICS CORP.Named in complaint

Facilities (1)

• FCX, INC. (STATESVILLE PLANT)

  1620 W. FRONT ST., STATESVILLE, NC, 28677

  Registry ID: 110009296582

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (2)

• FCX - STATESVILLE, OU 1 (04-2009-C023)entered 2009-07-13

  Primary law: CERCLA

• FCX - STATESVILLE, OU 1 (04-2009-C012)entered 2009-03-18

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 2004-04-01Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2004-04-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2008-04-12Complaint Filed With Court
• 2009-02-26Final Order Lodged
• 2009-07-13Concluded
• 2009-07-13Final Order Entered
• 2009-08-03Enforcement Action Closed