EPA v. I.JONES RECYCLING-COVINGTON ROAD

Case summary

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ON CONSENT WAS ISSUED TO PRPS ON 12/29/89 AFTER LAS PRP SIGNATURE PAGES ARRIVED. ORDER WAS SIGNED BY DIRECTOR WMD ON 11/13/89, AND A FINAL OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN THE PRPS WHO HAD ALREADY SIGNED ON WAS THEN OFFERED. 31 PRPS AGREED TO PERFORM REMOVAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING PRO- VISION OF A FENCE AND SITE SECURITY, REMOVAL OF A CONTAMI- NATED SOIL PILE, SAMPLING SITE SOIL AND REMOVAL OF CONTAMI- NATED SOIL, PERFORMANCE OF PETRER RESTING FOR GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION AND REMEDIATION OF ANY SUCH CONTAMINATION, RE- MOVAL OF WASTE DRUMS, AND DECONTAMINATION OR REMOVAL OF A DILAPIDATED, CONTAMINATED STORAGE SHED WHICH CONTAINED THOSE DRUMS. - USEPA HAD ISSUED A UNILATERAL ORDER REQUIRING THIS SAME WORK TO 20 PRPS ON 9/1/89. THOSE PRPS PROVIDED A COMMITMENT TO PERFORM THE NECESSARY REMOVAL ACTIVITIES. AT THE REQUEST OF THE PRPS, U.S.EPA AGREED TO CONVERT THE ORIGINAL UNILATERAL ORDER INTO AN ORDER ON CONSENT UNDER WHICH MORE PRPS AGREED TO PERFORM THE WORK AND THESE PRPS ALSO AGREED TO REIMBURSE ALL OF U.S.EPA'S PAST AND FURTURE COSTS.

Defendants (31)

• GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYNamed in complaint
• DANA CORPORATIONNamed in complaint
• ESSEX GROUP, INC.Named in complaint
• FEDERAL PAPER BOARD COMPANY, INC.Named in complaint
• FLINT & WALLING, INC.Named in complaint
• FORD METER BOX CO., INC.Named in complaint
• FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO., INC.Named in complaint
• FRUEHAUF TRAILER OPERATIONSNamed in complaint
• GOULD INC.Named in complaint
• HAMLIN, INC.Named in complaint
• HARTER CORPORATIONNamed in complaint
• OWENS-ILLINOIS GENERAL INC.Named in complaint
• POTLATCH CORPORATIONNamed in complaint
• R.R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANYNamed in complaint
• SHELLER-GLOBE CORPORATIONNamed in complaint
• SPX CORPORATION/ROBINAIR DIVISIONNamed in complaint
• TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANYNamed in complaint
• UNIROYAL PLASTICS COMPANY, INC.Named in complaint
• VALLEY AMERICAN BANKNamed in complaint
• VALSPAR CORPORATIONNamed in complaint
• KUHLMAN CORPORATION, QUALITY SPRINGS DIVNamed in complaint
• MAGNAVOX GOV'T & INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICSNamed in complaint
• NAVISTAR INTL TRANSPORTATION CORP.Named in complaint
• O-I BROCKWAY GLASS, INC.Named in complaint
• ALLIED SIGNAL INC.Named in complaint
• …and 6 more

Facilities (1)

• I J RECYCLING

  2601 COVINGTON RD, FT WAYNE, IN, 46809

  Registry ID: 110000613177

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 122 — Superfund
• CERCLA 106 — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1989-12-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1989-12-29Final Order Issued
• 1989-12-29Enforcement Action Closed
• 1990-01-24Enforcement Action Data Entered