EPA v. BYRON SALVAGE (GENERAL MOTORS CORP., ET AL.

Case summary

THE BYRON SUPERFUND SITE (SITE) IS LISTED ON THE NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST (NPL). THE SITE WAS FIRST LISTED ON THE NPL ON DECEMBER 30, 1982, 47 FED.REG. 58476. THE BYRON SUPERFUND SITE CONSISTS OF THE BYRON SALVAGE YARD (BSY) PROPERTY AND THE DIRKS FARM PROPERTY (DFP). THE CONTIGUOUS PROPERTIES ARE LOCATED IN RURAL OGLE COUNTY IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS, ABOUT HALFWAY BETWEEN THE CITIES OF BYRON AND OREGON, ILLINOIS. THE BSY IS LOCATED EAST OF RAZORVILLE ROAD AND THE DFP IS DIRECTLY WEST OF THE BSY ACROSS RAZORVILLE ROAD. SEE ATTACHMENT 1. THE SITE ORGINALLY WAS LIMITED TO THE BY BUT WAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE DFP BASED ON THE EXTENT OF CONTAMINATION AND HISTORY OF DISPOSAL PRACTICES ON BOTH PARCELS. THE SITE HAS BEEN DIVIDED INTO FOUR OPERABLE UNITS. OPERABLE UNIT 1 WAS CONDUCTED TO LIMIT SITE ACCESS TO BSY AND PROVIDE RESIDENCES WITH BOTTLED WATER. OPERABLE UNIT 2 PROVIDED ADDITIONAL RESIDENCES WITH BOTTLED WATER AND THEN CARBON FILTERS. OPERABLE UNIT 3 INVOLVED CONCURRENCE WITH THE ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S (IEPA) DECI- SION TO PROVIDE A MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY TO THE AFFECTED RESIDENCES AND THE EXTENSION OF THE MUNICIPAL WATER LINE TO ADDITIONAL RESIDENCES. OPERABLE UNIT 4 ADDRESSES THE FINAL SOIL AND GROUNDWATER ACTION FOR THE SITE. THIS REPORT ADDRESSES THE GROUNDWATER COMPONENT OF OPERABLE UNIT 4 FOR BSY.

Defendants (16)

• NALCO CHEMICAL COMPANY
• AMEROCK CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• ATWOOD INDUSTRIES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• BYRON SALVAGE (GENERAL MOTORS CORP.)Named in settlement
• GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• HUBBELL INCORPORATED F/K/A RACO, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• KEYSTONE CONSOLIDATED F/K/A/ NATIL LOCKNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• LAWRENCE BROTHERS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• QUALITY METAL PLATINGNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• RACO, INC.
• RB & W CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• REXCORP F/K/A ROCKFORD PRODUCTS CORP.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• ROCKFORD PRODUCTSNamed in settlement
• SUNDSTRAND CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• VALSPAR CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• WOODWARD GOVERNOR COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BYRON SALVAGE YARD

  NW1/4 SEC 13 T24N R10E, BYRON, IL, 61010

  Registry ID: 110009282748

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (2)

• BYRON SALVAGEentered 2000-09-28

  Primary law: CERCLA

• NACLO CHEMICAL COMPANYentered 2001-06-04

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 1999-04-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1999-10-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-06-06Complaint Filed With Court
• 2001-03-30Final Order Lodged
• 2001-06-04Final Order Entered
• 2003-05-14Enforcement Action Closed