EPA v. PETERSON, SAND AND GRAVEL

Case summary

THE PETERSON SAND & GRAVEL, INC. SITE IS LOCATED IN LIBERTY- VILLE, IL. FORM 10/86 UNTIL 12/87, USEPA, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ILLINOIS EPA, CONDUCTED A REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION AT THIS SITE IN RESPONSE TO THREATS POSED BY A RELEASE OF HAZAR DOUS SUBSTANCES AT THE SITE. DRUMS OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES WERE BURIED AT THE SITE, A FORMER SAND AND GRAVEL PIT. SEVERAL REMOVAL ACTIONW WERE CONDUCTED BY THE PRIVATE OWNERS OF THE PARCELS OF PROPERTY TO REMOVE THE BURIED DRUMS ANALYTICAL RESULTS REVEALED THAT ELEVATED LEVELS OF HAZAR- DOUS SUBSTANCES WERE PRESENT IN THE SOILS; CONSEQUENTLY, A PRELIMINARY SITE ASSESSMENT WAS PERFORMED AT THE PETERSON SAND & GRAVEL (PS&G) SITE. - THE SITE WAS SCORED PURSUANT TO THE HRS AND WAS PLACED ON THE NPL IN 1984. A REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION (RI) WAS CONDUCT ED TO DETERMINE THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF CONTAMINATION RE- MAINING AT THE SITE. THE FINDINGS OF THE RI INDICATED THAT NO UNACCEPTABLE RISK REMAINED AT THE SITE. HENCE, NO FURTHER ACTION WAS RECOMMENDED AT THE SITE IN THE 9/14/88 ROD. THIS ACTION SEEKS RECOVERY OF APPROX. $833,711.84 IN COSTS EXPENDED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS RESPONSE ACTION. RE- COVERY IS SOUGHT FROM THE OWNER AT THE TIME OF DISPOSAL AND THE CURRENT OWNER AT THE SITE PROPERTY.

Defendants (1)

• PETERSON SAND AND GRAVELNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PETERSON SAND & GRAVEL

  RT 137 & 21, LIBERTYVILLE, IL, 60048

  Registry ID: 110010738461

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PETERSON, SAND AND GRAVELentered 1993-05-15

  Primary law: CERCLA

  Federal penalty: $590,000

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 1984-01-12Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1991-08-19Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1991-09-13Complaint Filed With Court
• 1993-05-15Concluded
• 1993-05-15Final Order Lodged
• 1993-05-15Final Order Entered