EPA v. DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS AND CO

Case summary

Administrative Order on Consent, E.I DuPont de Numours and Company (���DuPont���) in Circleville, Ohio On March 21, 2005, U.S. EPA entered into an Administrative Order on Consent with DuPont under Section 3008(h) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. DuPont will implement the final remedy chosen by U.S EPA, to address contaminated media at their Circleville Plant. The remedy consist of ���Institutional Controls��� restricting contaminated soil at the Facility to industrial use with an environmental notice on the deed, and ���Monitored Natural Attenuation��� (MNA) with a contingent remedy if monitoring indicates that MNA in not working as expected. The monitoring will demonstrate if the 1,1-DCE Plume in the groundwater at the facility is naturally attenuating to acceptable concentrations before migrating to the Scioto River. DuPont has operated a pump and treat system for the 1,1-DCE plume since 1981, they will terminate the system with the implementation of the MNA remedy.

Defendants (1)

• TODU PONT E I DE NEMOURS AND CONamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• DUPONT SPECIALTY PRODUCTS - CIRCLEVILLE

  800 DUPONT RD, CIRCLEVILLE, OH, 43113

  Registry ID: 110000381881

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3008H — Interim Status Corrective Action Order

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• DUPONT E I DE NEMOURS AND COentered 2005-03-21

  Primary law: RCRA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2005-03-21Final Order Issued
• 2005-03-21Enforcement Action Data Entered