EPA v. COLUMBIA AVENUE SPILL CONSENT DECREE (CERCLA)
Case summary
This is a civil action for cost recovery under Section 107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986. The United States seeks recovery of response costs it incurred in responding to the release or threatened release of hazardous substances into the environment at the Columbia Avenue Spill site located in Hammond, Lake County, Indiana.
Defendants (1)
- Hammond Group IncorporatedNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
MPLX TERMINALS LLC
4206 COLUMBIA AVENUE, HAMMOND, IN, 46327
Registry ID: 110071101198
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 104E2 — Information and/or Access
- CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
- CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
Enforcement conclusions (1)
COLUMBIA AVENUE SPILL (CERCLA)entered 2012-01-04
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2010-07-23Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2010-09-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2011-08-17Complaint Filed With Court
- 2011-08-17Final Order Lodged
- 2012-01-04Final Order Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 2200014322
- Case number
- 05-2010-1027
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 05
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Information and/or Access
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-2010-1027 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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