EPA v. ELBURN ABANDONED DRUMS

Case summary

THIS ILLEGAL DUMPING WAS REPORTED BY THE ELBURN POLICE DEPARTMENT (EPD) ON FEBRUARY 4, 2000. A TRAILER WAS LOCATED ON FS PROPERTY THAT WAS NOT THE PROPERTY OF FS, ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAIL TRACKS WEST OF GATES ST. THE TRAILER CONTAINS 44 SEALED DRUMS, MOST OF THEM RUSTED AND UNLABELED. ONE DRUM INDICATED THAT ITS CONTENT WERE BEN- ZENE WHILE TWO DRUMS HAD LABELS ON THEM FROM CROWN COATINGS WHICH IS OWNED BY JIM POPP. ACCORDING TO THE EPD REPORT, NORMAN L. PORTER WHO POSSIBLY LEFT THE TRAILER AT THE SITE DENIES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE TRAILER. HE STATED THAT JIM POPP GAVE HIM THE TRAILER A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO BUT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE EMPTY, INSTEAD IT WAS LOADED WITH WASTES FOR WHICH HE HAD NO MEANS OF DISPOSAL. WHILE J. POPP MAINTAINS THAT THE TRAILER BELONGS TO N. PORTER AND HE IS NOT RESPON- SIBLE FOR ITS REMOVAL. AT THIS TIME, THE TRAILER HAS BEEN LOCKED AND SEALED TO PREVENT ANY CONTAMINATION. LEN ZINTAC, OSC, IS GOING TO ACCESS THIS PROPERTY ON THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 2000, WITH EPD. L. ZINTAC MAY BE CONTACTED AT 886-4246.

Defendants (3)

• ELBURN ABANDONED DRUMSNamed in settlement
• JIM POPPNamed in settlement
• NORMAN PORTERNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ELBURN ABANDONED DRUM

  301 E. N ST, ELBURN, IL, 60119

  Registry ID: 110010580585

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 106 — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ELBURN ABANDONED DRUMSentered 2000-06-12

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2000-03-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-06-12Final Order Issued