EPA v. SPRINGFIELD DUMP SITE - CITY OF

Case summary

SITE BACKGROUND: THE SITE COVERS APPROX. FOUR ACRES IN A RURAL RESIDENTIAL AREA IN SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP. THE SITE WAS USED FOR CHEMI- CAL WASTE DISPOSAL IN THE LATE 1960S. IN 1980, MDNR CONDUC- TED A REMOVAL ACTION AND HAULED AWAY APPROX. 1500 DRUMS OF WASTES AND 711 TONS OF CONTAMINATED SOILS. THE SITE WAS PLACED ON THE NPL IN 1983. CERCLA RESPONSE ACTIONS: MDNR, PURSUANT TO A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH USEPA, CON- DUCTED AN RI AT THE SITE FROM 1984 TO 1986. THE RI REPORT WAS FINALIZED IN JULY, 1989. THE RI INDICATES THAT ON-SITE SOILS ARE CONTAMINATED WITH PESTICIDES, PCBS, ORGANICS, LEAD AND ARSENIC. THE GROUNDWATER IS CONTAMINATED WITH ORGANICS, LEAD AND ARSENIC. THE SOIL CONTAMINATED IS LIMITED TO ON- SITE; HOWEVER, GROUNDWATER SAMPLING EVENTS CONDUCTED BETWEEN 1987 AND 1989 BY THE MDNR INDICATE THAT GROUNDWATER CONTAMI- NATION MAY BE MIGRATING OFF-SITE. MDNR, PURSUANT TO A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH USEPA, ALSO COMPLETED TO DRAFT FS IS 1987. THE FS HAS NOT YET BEEN FIN- ALIZED. IN JANUARY 1988, THE LEAD ON THE PROJECT WAS TRANSFERRED FROM MDNR TO EPA. THE SITE IS NOW A FEDERAL LEAD PROJECT. ENFORCEMENT REMEDY: AS INDICATED ABOVE, THE RI/FS WAS FUND-LEAD PROJECT. THERE ARE APPROX. 25 PRPS AT THE SITE. PROPOSED REMEDY: BASED ON THE ROD THE PREFERRED ALTERNATIVES CONSISTS OF EXCAVATION AND INCINERATION OF CONTAMINATED SOILS WITH SUBSEQUENT SOLIDIFICATION OF THE RESULTANT ASH. AND GROUND- WATER EXTRACTION AND TREATMENT VIAPH ADJUSTMENT AND CARBON ABSORPTION. IDENTIFICATION OF PRPS: THE GENERATOR PRPS AT THE SPRINGFIELD SITE ARE THE SAME AS THOSE FOR THE ROSE TOWNSHIP-DEMODE ROAD SITE. IN THE ROSE CASE THERE ARE 12 SETTLING GENERATOR PRPS, AND 6 NON-SET- TLING PRPS THAT ARE PRESENTLY BEING PURSUED IN A SEPERATE COST-RECOVERY ACTION. THE DORSEYS OWNED THE ROSE SITE, AND THE NICKSONS OWNED THE SPRINGFIELD SITE. COST RECOVERY AOC - FOR COSTS PRE 5/21/91

Defendants (12)

• UNIROYAL GOODRICH TIRENamed in complaint
• CHRYSLERNamed in complaint
• DETREXNamed in complaint
• FEDERAL SREW WORKSNamed in complaint
• FORD MOTOR CO.Named in complaint
• G.M.Named in complaint
• GREAT LAKES DIVISION OF NTL STEETNamed in complaint
• HOECHST CELANESE CORP.Named in complaint
• RPMNamed in complaint
• TRWNamed in complaint
• AZKO COATINGS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• BASFNamed in complaint

Facilities (1)

• SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP DUMP

  12955 SHINDLER RD, DAVISBURG, MI, 48350

  Registry ID: 110009280893

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
• CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SPRINGFIELD DUMP SITE - CITY OFentered 1992-11-12

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (8 milestones)

• 1989-10-30PRN Sent
• 1989-10-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1990-02-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1992-11-12Final Order Lodged
• 1992-11-12Final Order Entered
• 1992-11-12Complaint Filed With Court
• 1992-11-12Concluded
• 1992-11-12Enforcement Action Closed