EPA v. CRAB ORCHARD NAT'L WILDLIFE REFUGE
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
SITE DESCRIPTION: CRAB ORCHARD NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (OWNED BY DEPART- MENT OF INTERIOR) IS A PROPOSED NPL SITE DUE TO PCB CONTA- MINATION THREATENING A DRINKING WATER SUPPLY. SANGAMO ELECTRIC LEASED A BUILDING WITHIN THE REFUGE, USED IT TO MANUFACTURE PCB CAPACITORS, AND LEFT THE WASTE BEHIND.
Defendants (2)
- DEPT. OF INTERIORNamed in settlement
- SANGAMO ELECTRICNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
USDOI CRAB ORCHARD WILDLIFE REFUGE
8588 ROUTE 148, MARION, IL, 62959
Registry ID: 110013049548
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 122 — Superfund
Enforcement conclusions (1)
SANGAMO ELECTRIC/CRAB ORCHARDentered 1991-09-13
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (1 milestones)
- 1991-09-13Final Order Issued
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 25813
- Case number
- 05-1985-0561
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- FFE
- Branch
- SWERB
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Superfund
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1985-0561 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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