EPA v. AVANTI SITE

Case summary

U.S. EPA ISSUED A UNILATERAL ADMIN. ORDER (DOCKET NO. V-W-98-C-474) ON JUNE 3, 1998 TO THE FOLLOWING PRPS: JOHNSON CONTROLS/GLOVE UNION, ST. JOE MINERALS, ALTER COMPANY, ACE BATTERY, BRODEY & BRODEY INC., J. SOLOTKEN & CO., EXIDE CORPORATION, CORNING INC., KOHLER CORPORATION, SW INDUSTRIES AND OXIDE & CHEMICAL. THE UAO REQUIRES THE RESPONDENTS TO IMPLEMENT A REMOVAL ACTION WORKPLAN (ALREADY DRAFTED) FOR THE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY PORTION OF THE AVANTI SITE. AT THE SAME TIME THAT EPA ISSUED THIS UAO, EPA TERMINATED THE FOLLOWINT AVANTI SITE ORDERS: UAO DATED 3/29/94 (DOCKET NO. V-W-94-C-231), PARTICIPATE AND COORDINATE ORDER DATED MARCH 7, 1996 (DOCKET NO. V-W-96-C-342), AND PARTICIPATE AND COORDINATE ORDER DATED JUNE 6, 1996 (DOCKET NO. V-W-96-C-354 ). THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY PORTION OF THE SITE WAS CLEANED UP UNDER THESE ORDERS. THE TERMINATION IS SUBJECT TO SEVERAL RESERVATIONS.

Defendants (11)

• ACE BATTERYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• ALTER COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• BRODEY & BRODEY INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• CORNING INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• EXIDE CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• J. SOLOTKEN & CO.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• JOHNSON CONTROLS/GLOBE UNIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• KOHLER CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• OXIDE & CHEMICALNamed in settlement
• ST. JOE MINERALSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• SW INDUSTRIESNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• AVANTI CORPORATION SITE

  502-504 S HARRIS AVE, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46222

  Registry ID: 110003120818

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107 — Superfund
• CERCLA 106 — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• AVANTI SITEentered 1998-06-03

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 1998-06-03Final Order Issued
• 1998-07-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-05-23Enforcement Action Closed