EPA v. TRI-COUNTY/ELGIN LANDFILL #1

Case summary

TRI-COUNTY/ELGIN LANDFILLS ARE FUNCTIONALLY ONE CONTIGUOUS DISPOSAL UNIT WITH SEPARATE OWNERSHIP AND OPERATING HISTO- RIES. THE SITE TOTALS APPROXIMATELY 66 ACRES, OF WHICH ALL BUT ABOUT 4 ACRES CONTAINS FILL MATERIAL. THE SITE ACCECT- ED SOLID AND LIQUID COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL WASTE FROM 1961 THROUGH 1976. ALTHOUGH SOME RECORDS OF WASTE TYPE AND QUANTITIES EXIST FOR THE TRI-COUNTY LANDFILL, LOCATION OF HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL IS NOT KNOWN FOR EITHER LANDFILL. IN 1984, THE U.S. EPA DETECTED VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOCS) IN GROUNDWATER MONITORING WELLS DOWNGRADIENT OF THE SITE. APPROXIMATELY, 10,000 RESIDENTS WITHIN 3 MILES OF THE SITE USE GROUNDWATER AS THEIR SOURCE OF DRINKING WATER.

Defendants (3)

• HARRIS BANKNamed in settlement
• JOSEPH BEHLESNamed in settlement
• TRI-COUNTY/ELGIN LANDFILL #1Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• TRI-COUNTY/ELGIN LANDFILLS #1

  7 N 980 ROUTE 25, ELGIN, IL, 60120

  Registry ID: 110010578650

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 122 — Superfund

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TRI-COUNTY/ELGIN LANDFILL #1entered 2000-04-20

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2000-04-20Final Order Issued
• 2000-05-09Enforcement Action Data Entered