EPA v. ORBITRON INDUSTRIES

Case summary

ON SEPTEMBER 20, 1994, THE WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION DIRECTOR FOR EPA REGION V EXECUTED A CERCLA REMOVAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ON CONSENT ( AOC ) PURSUANT TO WHICH BOBICK, INC., A POTENTIALLY RESPONSIBLE PARTY, HAS VOLUNTARILY AGREED TO CLEAN UP THE ORBITRON SITE ( THE SITE ) AND REIMBURSE EPA FOR ALL OF ITS PAST AND OVERSIGHT COSTS. THE SITE IS AN ABANDONED PLASTICS MANUFACTURING/MOLDING FACILITY LOCATED AT 901 SOUTH MAIN STREET IN DELPHOS, ALLEN COUNTY, OHIO. IT IS APPROXIMATELY 7 ACRES IN SIZE AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS ARE SITUATED NEARBY. BOBICK, INC. AND ITS PREDECESSOR, ORBITRON INDUSTRIES, INC., OWNED AND OPERATED THE SITE FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS UNTIL IT SHUT DOWN APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO. A LARGE NUMBER OF DRUMS CONTAINING HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES, POLLUTANTS AND CXOMTMINANTS REMAIN AT THE SITE.

Facilities (1)

• ORBITRON PRODUCTS INC

  901 S MAIN ST, DELPHOS, OH, 45833

  Registry ID: 110004651984

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 106 — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1994-09-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1994-09-20Final Order Issued
• 1994-09-20Enforcement Action Closed
• 1994-09-23Enforcement Action Data Entered