EPA v. JONES CHEMICAL
Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
Cost recovery
$350,000
Case summary
IN MAY 1984, A RANDOM SURVEY OF THE WATER SUPPLY FOR THE TOWN OF MONON WAS FOUND TO CONTAIN VOCS. IN RESPONSE, THE U.S. EPA TOOK THE REMOVAL ACTIONS NECESSARY TO ADDRESS THIS CONTAMINATION, INCLUDING CARBON FILTERING THE WATER. THE SOURCE OF SUC VOCS WAS EVENTUALLY TRACED TO ACTIONS OF JONES CHEMICAL, WHO LATER AGREED TO REIMBURSE THE U.S. EPA FOR THE COSTS INCURRED IN RESPONDING TO THE MONON WATER SUPPLY CONTAMINATION.
Defendants (1)
- JONES CHEMICALNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 107 — Superfund
Enforcement conclusions (1)
JONES CHEMICALentered 1990-05-16
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1990-05-16Final Order Issued
- 1990-06-21Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1991-08-26Compliance Achieved
- 1991-08-26Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 27438
- Case number
- 05-1990-0155
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- SWERB
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Superfund
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1990-0155 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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