EPA v. ADAMS CENTER SANITARY LANDFILL

Case summary

THE ACTION WAS TAKEN BECAUSE THE FACILITY HAD INSTALLED AN INADEQUATE GROUNDWATER MONITORING SYSTEM, HAD NOT CON- DUCTED AN ADEQUATE GROUNDWATER ASSESSMENT PROGRAM UNDER 40 CFR 265.93 AND HAD NOT COMPLETED ITS CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE PROPERLY. THE GROUNDWATER MONITORING FACILITY ORIGINALLY DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF WELLS AT THE LIMIT OF THE WASTE MANAGEMENT AREA AND THERE WAS NOT ADEQUATE DOCUMENTATION TO DETERMINE IF THE WELLS HAD BEEN PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED. ALSO THE RESPONDENT HAD NOT PUT ANY WELLS IN A GROUNDWATER BEARING FORMATION WHICH WAS HYDRAULICALLY CONNECTED TO THE AQUIFER BENEATH IT.

Defendants (1)

• ADAMS CENTER SANITARY LANDFILL INC

Facilities (2)

• CHEMICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT

  4636 ADAMS CENTER RD., FORT WAYNE, IN, 46806

  Registry ID: 110000401137

• CHEMICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT

  4636 ADAMS CENTER RD., FORT WAYNE, IN, 46806

  Registry ID: 110000401137

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3004 — Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards
• RCRA 3008 — Res Conserv & Rec Act

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1985-11-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1985-11-07Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1986-10-16Compliance Achieved
• 1986-10-16Enforcement Action Closed