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05-1997-0131Administrative - FormalFinal Order IssuedFY 1997· Region 05

EPA v. UNION CARBIDE CORP. MARIETTA FACILITY

Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery

Cost recovery

$614,000

Compliance action

$54,000,000

Case summary

THE WORK REQUIRED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER BY CONSENT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS; EXCAVATION AND CONSOLIDATION OF DIOXIN-CONTAMINATED SOILS; EXCAVATION AND CONSOLIDATION OR IN SITU SOIL VAPOR EXTRACTION OF VOC-CONTAMINATED SOILS; HAZARDOUS WASTE CAPS FOR THE TWO LANDFILLS ON-SITE; A BOTTOM LINER FOR A PORTION OF ONE OF THE LANDFILLS; A HYDRAULIC BARRIER AROUND THE WASTE AREA THAT IS THE MAIN SOURCE OF GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; EXCAVATION AND ON-SITE CONSOLIDATION OF CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS IN A CREEK RUNNING THROUGH THE SITE; INSTALLATION OF A CONCRETE CULVERT, AND CREEK BANK STABILIZATION; CONTAINMENT AND TREATMENT OF CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER; AND ACCESS AND DEED RESTRICTIONS.

Defendants (1)

  • UNION CARBIDE CORP. MARIETTA FACILITYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • UNION CARBIDE CORP SPEC POLYMRS AND COMP

    ST RTE 7, MARIETTA, OH, 45750

    Registry ID: 110007706642

Statutes cited

  • CERCLA 107Superfund

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • UNION CARBIDE CORP. MARIETTA FACILITYentered 1997-03-04

    Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (3 milestones)

  • 1997-03-03Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 1997-03-04Final Order Issued
  • 1997-04-04Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
30137
Case number
05-1997-0131
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
CER
Branch
MMBII
EPA region
05
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Superfund

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1997-0131 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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