EPA v. MOTOR WHEEL DISPOSAL SITE
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
W.R. GRACE CAUSED AMMONIA TO ENTER AN UNDERGROUND SOURCE OF DRINKING WATER. IN THE '60S IT OPERATED A FACILITY THAT PRODUCED AGRICULTURAL FERTILIZER, WHICH TRAVELED TO THE MOTOR WHEEL DISPOSAL SITE. THE AMMONIA IN THE RUNOFF LEACHED INTO THE GROUND AND CONTAMINATED THE SAGINAW AQUIFER, WHICH PROVIDES DRINKING WATER FOR LANSING, MI.
Defendants (2)
- MOTOR WHEEL DISPOSAL SITENamed in settlement
- W.R. GRACE & CO.
Facilities (1)
MOTOR WHEEL DISPOSAL SUPERRFUND
1401 LAKE LANSING RD, LANSING, MI, 48912
Registry ID: 110003563965
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1431 — Emergency Powers
Enforcement conclusions (1)
MOTOR WHEEL DISPOSAL SITEentered 1999-07-29
Primary law: SDWA
Timeline (2 milestones)
- 1999-07-29Final Order Issued
- 1999-10-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 31979
- Case number
- 05-1999-0688
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- N/A
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Emergency Powers
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1999-0688 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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