EPA v. REPUBLIC HOSE

Case summary

THE SITE IS LOCATED ON A PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT WAS OBTAIN ED BY THE CITY OF YOUNGTOWN IN 1979 FOR DEVELOPMENT INTO AN INDUSTRIAL PARK. LOCATED ON THE PROPERTY AT THE TIME IT WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE CITY WERE SEVERAL ABANDONED BUILDINGS THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PART OF A RUBBER HOSE MANUFACTURING FACILITY. STARTING IN 1981, AND CONTINUING THROUGH 1984, THERE WAS EXTENSIVE TRANSFORMERS CONTAINING POLYCHLORINATED BYPHENYLS (PCBS) WERE OPENED AND SCATTERED AROUND THE SITE. OIL FROM THE TRANSFORMERS SPILLED ON THE GROUND AND IN SEVE- RAL OF THE BUILDINGS ON THE SITE, RESULTING IN CONSIDERABLE PCB CONTAMINATION. AFTER A DETERMINATION WAS MADE THAT THE PCB CONTAMINATION OF THE SITE POSED A SERIOUS AND IMMINENT THREAT TO HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT, USEPA INITIATED AN IMMEDIATE RE- MOVAL ACTION ON APRIL 29, 1985. CLEANUP OF THE SITE CONTI- NUED UNTIL JUNE 6, 1985. BECAUSE OF CHANGES IN RCRA POLICY, DISPOSAL OF THE PCB WASTE WAS DELAYED. THE DISPOSAL WAS, HOWEVER, COMPLETED ON SEPTEMBER 3, 1986.

Defendants (3)

• AEROQUIP
• REPUBLIC HOSENamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• YOUNGSTOWN, CITY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• REPUBLIC HOSE MFG

  1350 ALBERT, YOUNGSTOWN, OH, 44505

  Registry ID: 110011434126

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107 — Superfund

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• REPUBLIC HOSE/YOUNGSTOWN, CITYentered 1989-10-11

  Primary law: CERCLA

  Federal penalty: $300,000

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1988-02-09Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1988-11-29Complaint Filed With Court
• 1989-10-11Final Order Lodged
• 1989-10-11Final Order Entered
• 1989-10-11Concluded
• 1992-12-04Enforcement Action Closed
• 1997-08-28Enforcement Action Data Entered