EPA v. IONIA CITY LANDFILL
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$15,000
Compliance action
$2,000,000
Case summary
THE PRP'S SIGNED CONSENT DECREE IN 1990 WHICH WAS LODGED & ENTERED I 1991, WHICH REQUIRED THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ROD REMEDY ISV AND PAYMENT OF OVERSIGHT COSTS. BECAUSE OF DELAYS IN IMPLEMENTATION THE ISV TECHNOLOGY AND THE DETERIORATING GROUNDWATER QUALITY, THE US EPA & THE PRP'S AGREED TO HAVE THE PRP'S EXCAVATE THE POINT SOURCE AREA. US OPPOSED TO VITRIFYING IT. THIS AGREEMENT WAS MEMORILIZED IN THE A.O. ISSUED ON 10/24/94 WHICH CALLS FOR EXCAVATION AND OFF SITE DISPOSAL OF THE POINT SOURCE AREA.
Defendants (18)
- WHITE CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRIESNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- A.O. SMITH CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- AMWAY CORP.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- BROWN CORP.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- CENTRAL SOYA CO., INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- CHRYSLER CORP.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- CONSUMERS POWER CO.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- EXTRUDED METALS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- FEDERAL MOGUL CORP.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- GENCORP, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- IONIA SENTINAL STANDARDNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- IONIA, MICHIGAN, CITY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- K MART CORP.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- MEIJER, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- MICHIGAN BELL TELEPHONE CO.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- MITCHELL CORP. OWOSSONamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- STATE OF MI. DEPART OF CORRECTIONSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
IONIA CITY LANDFILL
CLEVELAND STREET, IONIA, MI, 48846
Registry ID: 110003680197
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 106 — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
Enforcement conclusions (1)
IN THE MATTER OF : IONIA CITY LANDFILLentered 1994-10-24
Primary law: CERCLA
Federal penalty: $15,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1987-01-01Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1994-10-24Final Order Issued
- 1995-01-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1995-09-20Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 29062
- Case number
- 05-1995-0018
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- SWERB
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1995-0018 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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