EPA v. DIXIE AUTO SALVAGE SITE
Final Order No Penalty
Compliance action
$3,500,000
Case summary
THIS IS THE SECOND AND FINAL CONSENT ORDER ENTERED WITH GE FOR THE SITE. THIS CONSENT ORDER WILL RESULT IN THE EXCAVATION AND CONSOLIDATION ON-SITE OF PCB CONTAMINATED SOILS AND SEDIMENTS AND LEAD CONTAMINATED SOILS. THE ON-SITE DISPOSAL LOCATION WILL MEET ALL APPLICABLE AND RELEVANT AND APPROPRIATE REQUIREMENTS INCLUDING TSCA DISPOSAL REQUIREMENTS. AN ORPHAN SHARE ALLOCATION WAS PROVIDED TO GE IN THE AMOUNT OF $900,000 OR APPROXIMATELY 25%. GE ALSO AGREED NOT TO PURSUE DE MINIMIS PARTIES AT THE SITE.
Defendants (2)
- GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYNamed in settlement
- DIXIE AUTO SALVAGE SITENamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
DIXIE AUTO SALVAGE
ILLINOIS RTE 1, DANVILLE, IL, 61832
Registry ID: 110009279949
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 106 — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
Enforcement conclusions (1)
DIXIE AUTO SALVAGE SITEentered 1998-09-02
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 1998-09-02Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1998-09-02Final Order Issued
- 1998-10-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 31310
- Case number
- 05-1998-0742
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- MMBI
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1998-0742 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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