EPA v. RITARI POST & POLE

Case summary

ACTION INVOLVES FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED WOOD PRESERV- ING BUSINESS IN SEBEKA, MN. BETWEEN 1966 AND 1973 AN ESTIMATED 26,800 GALLONS OF LIQUID PCP DRIPPED ONTO THE GROUND; ANOTHER 3,180 GALLONS OF PCP-LADEN SLUDGE WAS AP- PLIED TO THE GROUND. THE ONLY PRP'S IDENTIFIED ARE THE SITE OWNER, HAZEL RITARI, THE BUSINESS OWNER AND OPERATOR, GLEN RITARI, AND THE BUSINESS, RITARI POST & POLE. IN NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY AND THE PRP'S, THE LATTER CLAIMED INABILITY TO PAY FOR ANY CLEANUP. AS A RE- SULT, A LETTER IS BEING PREPARED BY U.S. EPA WAIVING SPECIAL NOTICE UNDER SECTION 122(A).

Defendants (1)

• RITARI POST & POLE

Facilities (1)

• RITARI POST & POLE

  RTE 1, SEBEKA, MN, 56477

  Registry ID: 110008717736

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107 — Superfund
• CERCLA 106 — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 1987-05-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1987-05-01Complaint Filed/Proposed Order