EPA v. WASTEX RESEARCH NO. 1 SITE
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
PROPERTY SHARED BETWEEN WASTEX (SOLVENT RECYCLING) AND J.H. COLLIER INC. (BULK OIL TERMINAL); BOTH FACILITIES DEFUNCT. SITE HAS 12 ABOVE-GROUND TANKS, PORTABLE TANKS, AND PALLETS OF PAINT INSIDE. DISPOSAL PITS AND LAGOONS ALSO POSSIBLY ON SITE. ASBESTOS SUSPECTED ON PIPING. COUNTY MAY BE SELLING PROPERTY BECAUSE OF TAX DELINQUENCY. POTENTIAL BROWNFIELDS CASE. OSC WILL CONDUCT WALK-THROUGH WITH IEPA 4/24/97. SITE ASSESSMENT SCHEDULED FOR 4/29/97.
Defendants (3)
- JACK CHASE
- NORMA CHASE
- J.H. COLLIER, INC.Named in settlement
Facilities (1)
WASTEX #1 RESEARCH
301 SOUTH 15TH STREET, EAST SAINT LOUIS, IL, 62202
Registry ID: 110009283337
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 107 — Superfund
Enforcement conclusions (1)
WASTEX RESEARCH NO.1 SITEentered 1997-07-31
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (2 milestones)
- 1997-07-31Final Order Issued
- 1998-04-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 30667
- Case number
- 05-1997-0820
- 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 05-1997-0820 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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