EPA v. FRED RUEPING LEATHER COMPANY
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Case summary
THE COMPANY DECLARED BANKRUPTCY IN SEPTEMBER, 1985 LEAVING A VARIETY OF CHEMICALS AND OFTEN WASTES BEHIND AT ITS FOND DU LAC FACILITY. IN NOVEMBER, 1986 THE WISCONSIN DNR ASKED U.S. EPA TO EVALUATE THE SITE FOR AN EMERGENCY REMOVAL. THE REMOVAL HAS BEGUN AND IT IS NECESSARY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BANKRUPTCY CASE TO RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE CERCLA TRUST FUND.
Defendants (1)
- FRED RUEPING LEATHER COMPANYNamed in complaint
Facilities (1)
RUEPING INC
96 DOTY ST, FOND DU LAC, WI, 54935
Registry ID: 110008247600
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 107 — Superfund
- CERCLA 104A — CERCLA 104(a)
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 1986-11-15Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1986-12-19Referred To Headquarters
- 1987-02-27Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1987-08-03Complaint Filed With Court
- 1987-08-31Concluded
- 1987-08-31Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 26260
- Case number
- 05-1986-0469
- DOJ docket
- 90-11-3-192
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- SWERB
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Superfund
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1986-0469 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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