EPA v. CEDAR WOOD APARTMENTS, ET AL. (TRI-COUNTY/ELGIN)

Case summary

THE CD IS INTENDED TO SETTLE THE CLAIMS OF THE US AGAINST 26 MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW) GENERATORS CONSISTENT WITH THE FEBRUARY 5, 1998 POLICY FOR MUNICIPALITY AND MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE CERCLA SETTLEMENTS AT NPL CO-DISPOSAL SITES , AND PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF CERCLA SECTION 107(A). EPA HAS PERFORMED A RI/FS AT THE SITE, AND A RECORD OF DECISION (ROD) WAS EXECUTED IN 1992. PRE-DESIGN & REMEDIAL ACTION WORK ARE BEING CARRIED OUT BY WASTE MANAGEMENT OF ILLINOIS AND THE TRI-COUNTY LANDFILL COMPANY. A DE-MINIMIS SETTLE- MENT WITH 125 GENERATORS RESULTED IN RECOVERY OF $2,072,421. APPROXIMATELY $168,069.42 WILL BE RECOVERED FROM THE 26 PAR- TIES TO THIS CD. EPA'S UNRECOVERED PAST RESPONSE COSTS, AS OF THE DATE OF THE MSW OFFER MAILING EXCEEDED $900,000. CONTAMINANTS FOUND AT THE SITE AND CONTRIBUTING MOST SIGNIFI CANTLY TO SITE RISKS INCLUDE: VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN- CLUDING VINYL CHLORIDE, BENZENE, TRICHLOROETHANE AND 2-BUTA- NONE; VARIOUS SEMI-VOLATILE ORGANIC CHEMICALS INCLUDING BEN- ZO(A) ANTHRACENE, BENZO (B) FLUORANTHENE, BENZO (K) FLUORAN- THENE, AND CHRYSENE; PESTICIDES INCLUDING 4,4'-DDT; POLY- CHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (AROCLOR 1242 AND AROCLOR 1254); AND INORGANICS INCLUDING ARSENIC, BERYLLIUM, CHROMIUM, NICKEL, ANTIMONY, BARIUM, COBALT, THALLIUM AND MANGANESE.

Defendants (26)

• CEDAR WOOD APARTMENTS, ET AL.Named in settlement
• CLARENCE DAVIDS & COMPANYNamed in settlement
• EATON'S REDWOOD INNNamed in settlement
• ELGIN ACADEMYNamed in settlement
• ELGIN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT 46Named in settlement
• ELGIN REHABILITATION CENTERNamed in settlement
• ELGIN TURNERSNamed in settlement
• GENOA-KINGSTON COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL 424Named in settlement
• GOLF ROSE ANIMAL HOSPITALNamed in settlement
• HAMPSHIRE GRADE SCHOOLNamed in settlement
• HAMPSHIRE HIGH SCHOOLNamed in settlement
• HIAWATHA PUBLIC SCHOOLNamed in settlement
• JEWEL FOOD STORESNamed in settlement
• JUDSON COLLEGENamed in settlement
• OLDE TOWNE ANIMAL HOSPITALNamed in settlement
• PAL JOEY'S RESTAURANT & LOUNGENamed in settlement
• RAND GROVE PARTNERSHIPNamed in settlement
• RED LOBSTER INNS OF AMERICA N//K/A GMRINamed in settlement
• ST. JOSEPH HOSPITALNamed in settlement
• THE FAMOUS CHILI PUB, INC.Named in settlement
• TOWN & COUNTRY GARDENSNamed in settlement
• UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICENamed in settlement
• VAVRUS & ASSOCIATESNamed in settlement
• VILLAGE OF CAROL STREAMNamed in settlement
• VILLAGE SQUIRENamed in settlement
• …and 1 more

Facilities (1)

• TRI-COUNTY LANDFILL COMPANY

  ROUTE 25, SOUTH ELGIN, IL, 60177

  Registry ID: 110009282971

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
• CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CEDAR WPPD APARTMENTSentered 2000-07-12

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2000-03-16Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2000-05-03Final Order Lodged
• 2000-05-03Complaint Filed With Court
• 2000-07-12Final Order Entered
• 2000-10-18Enforcement Action Data Entered