EPA v. MARVIN PROCHNOW, ET AL.

Case summary

EPA SEEKS RECOVERY OF APPROXIMATELY $550,000 IN RESPONSE COSTS INCURRED DURING A REMOVAL ACTION AT A LANDFILL NEAR CEDARBURG, WI. THE DEFENDANTS ARE MARVIN PROCHNOW, THE LANDFILL OWNER AND OPERATOR; THE CITY AND THE TOWN OF CEDARBURG, THE CITY AS FORMER OWNER AND BOTH MUNICIPALITIES AS OPERATORS; AND 2 CORPORATIONS, WHICH ARRANGED FOR THE DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AT THE LANDFILL. AMONG THE VARIOUS HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES WERE CHLORINATED SOLVENTS, SUCH AS TRICHLOROETHYLENE. THE SOLVENTS HAD DEGRADED INTO VINYL CHLORIDE, WHICH WAS FOUND IN RESIDENTIAL DRINKING WATER WELLS. VINYL CHLORIDE IS ONE OF A FEW CLASS A CARCINOGENS, THE HIGHEST CATEGORY EPA RECOGNIZES. EPA'S REMOVAL ACTION INCLUDED BOTTLED WATER DELIVERY, INSTALLATION OF AIR STRIPPERS IN HOMES, CONNECTING THE RESIDENCES TO MUNICIPAL WATER, AND PLUGGING THE WELLS.

Defendants (6)

• BRUNSWICK CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• CEDARBURG, CITY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• CEDARBURG, TOWN OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• EMERSON ELECTRIC CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• MARVIN PROCHNOWNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• W.W. GRAINGER

Facilities (1)

• MARVIN PROCHNOW LDFL

  HIGHWAY 143 AND WAUWUTOSA ROAD, CEDARBURG, WI, 53012

  Registry ID: 110009319772

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MARVIN PROCHNOW, ET AL.entered 1998-05-27

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1994-06-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1995-03-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1995-09-20Complaint Filed With Court
• 1998-04-01Final Order Lodged
• 1998-05-27Concluded
• 1998-05-27Enforcement Action Closed
• 1998-05-27Final Order Entered