EPA v. FULTZ LANDFILL/ARMCO

Case summary

THE SITE IS LOCATED IN AN AGRICULTURAL AND COAL MINING REGION OF EAST-CENTRAL OHIO, APPROX. 75 MILES EAST OF COLUMBUS. THE COUNTY'S LARGEST CITY, CAMBRIDGE, LIES ABOUT 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE SITE. THE LANDFILL IS SITUATED ON THE NORTH SLOPE OF A RIDGE THAT OVERLIES ABANDONED COAL MINES IN THE UPPER FREEPORT COAL SEAM. THE NORTH HALF OF THE LANDFILL LIES IN AN UNRECLAIMED STRIP MINE IN THE COAL SEAM, WHERE SURFACE MINE SPOIL AND NATURAL SPOILS FORM THE SHALLOW AQUIFER . THE SOUTH HALF OF THE LANDFILL LIES 20 TO 80 FEET ABOVE AN ABANDONED, FLOODED DEEP MINE IN THE SAME COAL SEAM. THE FLOODED DEEP MINE FORMS AN AQUIFER REFERRED TO AS THE DEEP MINE AQUIFER .

Defendants (6)

• AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS
• ARMCONamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• GOULD, INC.
• SCOVILL MANUFACTURING CO/WESTINGHOUSE CO
• SMITH, ELWIN G.
• T&N INDUSTRIES

Facilities (1)

• FULTZ LANDFILL

  60900 VOCATIONAL RD, CAMBRIDGE, OH, 43725

  Registry ID: 110060846599

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• FULTZ LANDFILL/ARMCO, INC.entered 1998-04-29

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1985-06-15Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1992-09-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1995-07-14Complaint Filed With Court
• 1995-08-01Final Order Lodged
• 1998-04-29Final Order Entered
• 1998-04-29Concluded
• 1998-04-29Enforcement Action Closed