EPA v. CHASE MANUFACTURING

Case summary

MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DETERMINED THAT CONTAMINANTS MIGRATING FROM SITE OF METAL PLATING PLANT WERE DEPOSITED IN SURFACE SOILS NEAR SAUGATUCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. RISK TO SCHOOL AND CHILDREN OF EXPOSURE TO HEAVY METALS NECESSITATED REMOVAL ACTION. TWO PRPS - WICKES MFG. AND HAWORTH INC. - WERE NOTIFIED VERBALLY ON 9/4/87 OF U.S. EPA'S FINDINGS AND WERE GIVEN OPPORTUNITY TO CONDUCT REMOVAL ACTIONS. WICKES AGREED TO CONDUCT REMOVAL; HAWORTH DID NOT ON 10/8/87, U.S. EPA ISSUED A UNILATERAL 106 ORDER TO HA- WORTH AND WICKS. BOTH WICKES AND HAWORTH ARE CURRENTLY AT- TEMPTING TO COMPLY WITH THE 106 ORDER, ALBEIT THROUGH SEPARATE WORK PLANS. TO DATE, THE PRP'S HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO AGREE ON THEIR RESPECTIVE SHARE OF RESPONSIBILITY AND, THEREFORE, HAVE NOT SUBMITTED A COMMON PROPOSAL.

Defendants (3)

• CHASE MFG. CO.
• HAYWORTH, INC.Named in complaint
• WICKS MFG.Named in complaint

Facilities (1)

• CHASE MFG CO

  281 CHASE RD, DOUGLAS, MI, 49406

  Registry ID: 110009292229

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 106 — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1987-10-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1987-10-08Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1987-10-08Final Order Issued
• 1988-08-23Compliance Achieved
• 1988-08-23Enforcement Action Closed