EPA v. MORECO ENERGY, INC.

Case summary

MORECO ENERGY, INC. OWNS SEVERAL OIL TRANSFER AND REPROCESS- ING SITES IN SEVERAL STATES IN REGION V. IN ADDITION TO THE ENTERPRISE OIL SITE CITED ABOVE, MORECO ALSO OWNS THE AMBER OIL SITE IN MILWAUKEE, WI, AND SITES IN MCCOOK, SPRING FIELD, OAKWOOD, AND ROCK ISLAND, IL. A UNILATERAL ORDER WAS ISSUED TO MORECO REGARDING THE ENTERPRISE OIL SITE ON 12/22/91. A SITE ASSESSMENT OF THE AMBER OIL SITE WAS COM- PLETED IN EARLY 1992 AND SITE ASSESSMENTS ARE UNDERWAY FOR SEVERAL OF THE ILLINOIS SITES. MORECO ENERGY, INC. IS IN THE MIDST OF CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS. THE RE- FERRAL REQUESTED THAT DOJ PROTECT THE INTERESTS OF THE U.S. WITH RESPECT TO MORECO'S SITES IN REGION V, INCLUDING FILING A PROOF OF CLAIM AND OPPOSING MORECO'S MOTION TO ABANDON PROPERTY, AS NECESSARY.

Defendants (1)

• MORECO ENERGY, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ENTERPRISE OIL

  14445 LINWOOD STREET, DETROIT, MI, 48238

  Registry ID: 110009292693

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MORECO ENERCY, INC.entered 1992-12-22

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1991-09-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1992-02-26Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1992-11-16Complaint Filed With Court
• 1992-12-22Final Order Lodged
• 1992-12-22Final Order Entered
• 1992-12-22Concluded
• 1996-12-31Enforcement Action Closed