EPA v. OAK GROVE SANITARY LANDFILL

Case summary

THE OAK GROVE SANITARY LANDFILL (OGSL) BEGAN RECEIVING WASTE IN 1967 AND CONTINUED UNTIL 1984 WHEN THE LANDFILL REACHED CAPACITY. WHILE MOST OF THE WASTE RECEIVED AT THE LANDFILL CONSTITUTED HOUSEHOLD TRASH, A CERTAIN QUANTITY OF INDUSTRI- AL, CHEMICAL AND HAZARDOUS WASTE IS BELIEVED TO BE BURIED IN THE CENTER OF THE OGSL. MANY ORGANIC COMPOUNDS WERE DE- TECTED IN GROUNDWATER, SURFACE SOIL AND LEACHATE SAMPLES COLLECTED BY U.S.EPA AT THE SITE. - REMEDIATION FOR THE OGSL WAS DIVIDED INTO 2 OPERABLE UNITS, THE FIRST OF WHICH ADDRESSES THE SOURCE OF CONTAMINATION BY CONTAINING ON SITE WASTES AND CONTAMINATED SOILS. THE 2ND OPERABLE UNIT ADDRESSES GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION VIA NATURAL ATTENUATION AND INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS. THE REMEDI- AL INVESTIGATIONS AND FEASIBILITY STUDIES (RI/FS) FOR THESE OPERABLE UNITS WERE CONDUCTED BY THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY. - RECORDS OF DECISION FOR OPERABLE UNITS 1 & 2 WERE SIGNED ON 9/30/88 AND 12/21/90, RESPECTIVELY. - THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT PAST COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SITE. U.S. EPA PLANS TO SEND OVER 80 SPECIAL NOTICE LETTERS TO PARTIES IT BELIEVES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTAMINATION ON 2/15/90. A 120 DAY PERIOD OF RD/RA NEGOTIATIONS WILL BEGIN AT THAT TIME. U.S.EPA ANTICIPATES NEGOTIATIING WITH PARTIES TO BE NOTICED AS PRPS FOR PAST COSTS, PERFORMANCE OF THE ENTIRE REMEDY AND COST OF THE CLEANUP.

Defendants (7)

• ANOKA TOOL & MFG. COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• ART WILLMAN & SON TRUCKINGNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• ATLAS MFG. COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• BARRY & SEWALLNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• DRESSER-RAND/ELECRIC MACHINERYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• WARDEN OILNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• WHITTAKER CORPORATION/JUSTER STEELNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• OAK GROVE SANITARY LANDFILL

  2536 VIKING BLVD NORTHWEST, OAK GROVE, MN, 55011

  Registry ID: 110009338546

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107 — Superfund

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• OAK GROVE SANITARY LNDFILLentered 1994-03-22

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (8 milestones)

• 1985-02-13Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1991-01-17PRN Sent
• 1993-08-31Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1993-09-02Complaint Filed With Court
• 1994-03-22Final Order Lodged
• 1994-03-22Final Order Entered
• 1994-03-22Concluded
• 1997-09-22Enforcement Action Closed