EPA v. S.E. ROCKFORD/COST RECOVERY
Cost recovery
$14,639,956
Compliance action
$400,000
Case summary
THE SITE IS A LARGE PLUME OF VOC-CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER EXTENDING OVER 5 MILES THROUGH THE CITY OF ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS. EPA FIRST BECAME INVOLVED IN 1989 WHEN RESIDENTIAL WELL WATER SHOWED VOC CONTAMINATION. EPA AND IEPA CONDUCTED SEVERAL INITIAL REMOVAL ACTIONS TO EXTEND MUNICIPAL WATER TO AFFECTED RESIDENTS. IEPA, THROUGH A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH EPA, CONDUCTED A RI/FS FOR THE GROUNDWATER OPERABLE UNIT. IN SEPTEMBER 1995, EPA AND IEPA ISSUED A ROD FOR THE GROUNDWATER OPERABLE UNIT WHICH CALLS FOR ADDITIONAL WATER EXTENSIONS AND REMEDIATION OF GROUNDWATERR SOURCE AREAS. FIELD WORK FOR THE DELINEATING THE SOURCE AREAS WILL TAKE PLACE THIS SPRING.
Defendants (18)
- ARAMARK UNIFORM SERVICESNamed in settlement
- BORG-WARNER CORP.Named in settlement
- BUILDERS PLUMBING & HEATINGNamed in settlement
- CHARLES AND JAY MUNTZNamed in settlement
- ERHARDT & LEIMER, INC.Named in settlement
- ESTWING MANUFACTURING CO.Named in settlement
- FORGING & STAMPING, INC.Named in settlement
- GORDON BARTELS CO.Named in settlement
- HELEN M. PEKARSKYNamed in settlement
- ICO CONTINENTALNamed in settlement
- KELLEY WILLIAMSONNamed in settlement
- SGK INVESTMENTSNamed in settlement
- ROCKFORD PRODUCTS CORP.Named in settlement
- SUNDSTRAND CORP.Named in settlement
- SUNTEC INDUSTRIES, INC.Named in settlement
- VIKING DISTRIBUTORSNamed in settlement
- WINGS & WHEELS, INC.Named in settlement
- ROCK RIVER VALLEY INDUSTRIAL PARKNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
ROCKFORD SW
425 EAST STATE STREET, ROCKFORD, IL, 61104
Registry ID: 110018139110
ROCKFORD SW
425 EAST STATE STREET, ROCKFORD, IL, 61104
Registry ID: 110018139110
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 107 — Superfund
- CERCLA 106 — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
Enforcement conclusions (2)
S.E. ROCKFORDentered 2001-09-26
Primary law: CERCLA
S.E. ROCKFORDentered 1998-04-08
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1992-01-31Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1992-03-18Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1998-01-21Complaint Filed With Court
- 2001-07-11Final Order Lodged
- 2001-09-26Final Order Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 29732
- Case number
- 05-1996-0275
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- MMBI
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Superfund
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1996-0275 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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