EPA v. TOMAH MUNICIPAL SANITARY LANDFILL

Case summary

THE SITE WAS PLACED ON THE NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST ON MARCH 31, 1989. UNION CAMP, THE CITY OF TOMAH AND THE VETERAN'S ADMINISTRATION HOSPITAL PERFORMED THE REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION/FEASIBILITY STUDY AT THE SITE, PURSUANT TO AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ON CONSENT (AOC) SIGNED IN JANUARY, 1994. A RECORD OF DECISION FOR THE SOURCE CONTROL OUI WAS SIGNED IN SEPTEMBER, 1997, WITH CONCURRENCE GIVEN BY THE STATE OF WISCONSIN. IT'S REMEDY WILL ADDRESS THE CONTAIN- MENT OF THE LANDFILL BY CAPPING AND GAS EXTRACTION. INTERNATIONAL PAPER, WHO PURCHASED UNION CAMP, PERFORMED THE REMEDIAL DESIGN (RD) UNDER AN AOC. THE RD WAS SEPARATED FROM THE RA SO THE RESPONSIBLE PARTIES MENTIONED ABOVE COULD WORK OUT A NUMBER OF ISSUES DURING THE RD AND PROGRESS AT THE SITE WOULD NOT BE ABATED. THE RESPONSIBLE PARTIES DID NOT REACH RESOLUTION IN TIME FOR A CONSENT DECREE FOR THE RA. AFTER DISCUSSIONS WITH INTERNATIONAL PAPER, THEY AGREED TO COMPLY WITH AN UAO AS A SINGLE ENTITY TO CONDUCT THE RA FOR OUI. THE RA FOR OUI IS ESTIMATED TO COST APPROXIMATELY $3,,200,00. AS PART OF THE UAO, U.S. EPA WILL SEEK RECOVERY OF O&M COSTS. LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY THE SITE IS LOCATED ON 40 ACRES IN THE SW1/4 OF THE NE1/4 OF SECTION 32, TOWNSHIP 18 NORTH, RANGE 1 WEST, MONROE COUNTY, WISCONSIN. WASTES WERE DISPOSED IN A WASTE CONTAINMENT AREA OF 18 ACRES LOCATED OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE PER- MITTED LANDFILL PROPERTY.

Defendants (1)

• TOMAH MUNICIPAL SANITARY LANDFILLNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• TOMAH MUNICIPAL SANITARY LANDFILL

  WEST 24TH AVENUE, TOMAH, WI, 54660

  Registry ID: 110009317710

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TOMAN MUNICIPAL SANITARY LANDFILLentered 1999-09-30

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 1999-09-30Final Order Issued
• 1999-10-12Enforcement Action Data Entered