EPA v. YEOMAN CREEK LANDFILL FACILITY
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
THIS IS A UNILATERAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER EMERGENCY RESPONSE AT AN NPL SITE TO EFFECTUATE AN INTERIM. ACTIVE LANDFILL GAS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM DESIGNED TO INTERCEPT LATERALLY-MIGRATING LANDFILL GAS FROM THE PERIMETER OF THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE SITE. LANDFILL GASES WERE BEING MEASURED AT MONITORING POINTS WITHIN THE BASEMENTS OF STRUCTURES ADJACENT TO THE SITE AT LEVELS EXCEEDING 100 PERCENT OF THE LOWER EXPLOSIVE LIMIT (LEL).
Defendants (8)
- OUTBOARD MARINE CORP
- BROWNING-FERRIS INDUSTRIES OF IL, INC.
- BROWNING-FERRIS INDUSTRIES, INC.
- CITY OF WAUKEGAN
- DEXTER CORPORATION
- GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY
- WAUKEGAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT 60
- YEOMAN CREEK LANDFILL FACILITYNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
YEOMAN CREEK LANDFILL
1011 WASHINGTON ST, WAUKEGAN, IL, 60087
Registry ID: 110009283275
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 106 — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
Enforcement conclusions (1)
YEOMAN CREEK LANDFILL FACILITYentered 1998-04-28
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (2 milestones)
- 1998-04-28Final Order Issued
- 1998-10-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 31350
- Case number
- 05-1998-0793
- 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 05-1998-0793 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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