EPA v. JAMES GRAHAM BROWN FOUNDATION

Case summary

WOOD TREATMENT SITE IN NORTHPORT, AL, WITH SUBSTANTIAL SOIL AND GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION. ALLEGED RCRA VIOLATIONS AGAINST CURRENT AND PRIOR SITE OWNER. INSTANT REFERRAL DESCRIBES VIOLATIONS AGAINST PRIOR SITE OWNER. TWO DEFENDANTS; TWO CDs REFERRED SEPARATELY. ONE IS PRIOR OWNER (JAMES GRAHAM BROWN FOUNDATION). ONE IS CURRENT OWNER (BROWN WOOD PRESERVING CO.) FOR THE FOUNDATION CD, THE FOUNDATION WILL PERFORM RCRA CORRECTIVE ACTION AT THE SITE. ADEM (ALSO A CO-PLAINTIFF) WILL OVERSEE RCRA CORRECTIVE ACTION. THIS IS A UNIQUE RCRA SETTLEMENT BECAUSE IT INVOLVES BOTH A CURRENT AND PRIOR OWNER.

Defendants (1)

• JAMES GRAHAM BROWN FOUNDATION (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BROWN WOOD PRESERVING COMPANY

  16591 BROWNVILLE RD, NORTHPORT, AL, 35475

  Registry ID: 110000608655

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
• RCRA 3004 — Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards
• RCRA 3004VU — TSD Corrective Action
• RCRA 3008A — Compliance Order: Injunctive & Penalty

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• JAMES GRAHAM BROWN FOUNDATION (04-2009-C002)entered 2008-10-31

  Primary law: RCRA

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 2008-05-01Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2008-05-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2008-09-17Complaint Filed With Court
• 2008-09-17Final Order Lodged
• 2008-10-31Concluded
• 2008-10-31Final Order Entered