EPA v. BAYOU SORREL

Case summary

1, SECTION 106 AND 107 OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT ( CERCLA ) AND SECTION 7003 OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT ( RCRA ). 2. BAYOU SORREL SUPERFUND SITE 20 MIKES SW OF BATON ROUGE, 6 MILES N OF TOWN OF BAYOU SORREL IBERVILLE PARISH, LOUISIANA 3. SITE RECEIVED WASTES FROM PERTOCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES IN LA., TX., AR., AND NS. PRIMARY CONTAMINANTS ARE PROCESS WASTES FROM PESTICIDE/HERBICIDE MANUFACTURING, SULFIDE- CONTAINING WASTES FROM HYDROCARBON PROCESSING AND EXPLO- RATION, AND SPENT WASH FROM BOILER AND PROCESS-EQUIPMENT CLEAINING. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 1,000,000 CUBIC FEET OF CONTAMINATED SOIL. THE HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS ARE EX- POSURE TO CONTAMINATED SOIL/SEDIMENT, AND INGESTION OF CONTAMINATED SOURCE. SITE CLOSURE WAS OVERSEEN BY LA. STATE AFTER DEATH OF A TRUCK DRIVER. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 106 AND 107 OF CERCLA, AND 7003 OF RCRA, EPA REQUESTS INJUNCTIVE RELIEF FOR REMOVAL AND CLEANUP OF THE SITE.

Defendants (57)

• ARCONamed in complaint
• EXXON CHEMICAL AMERICAS
• ALLIED CORP.Named in complaint
• AMERICAN CYANAMIDNamed in complaint
• BASFNamed in complaint
• BAYOU SORREL
• BETZ LABORATORIESNamed in complaint
• BORDEN INC.Named in complaint
• CEDAR CHEMICALNamed in complaint
• CHEMICAL WASTE MANAGEMENTNamed in complaint
• CHEVRON CHEMICALNamed in complaint
• CHEVRON USANamed in complaint
• CIBA-GEIGYNamed in complaint
• CITIES SERVICES OIL & GAS CORP.Named in complaint
• CONOCO INC.
• COS-MAR COMP.
• DEGUSSA CORP.
• DOW CHEMICAL COMP.
• EARTH INDUSTIRAL WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.
• ETHYL CORP.
• SHELL OIL COMPANY
• STAUFFER CHEMICAL COMP.
• TENNECO OIL COMP.
• TEXACO INC.
• TRIAD CHEMICAL
• …and 32 more

Facilities (1)

• BAYOU SORREL SITE AKA EPA INC

  BAYOU SORREL, BATON ROUGE, LA, 70801

  Registry ID: 110010594400

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107 — Superfund
• RCRA 7003 — Imminent Order: Solid or Hazardous Waste
• CERCLA 106 — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 1982-11-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1987-08-13Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1987-12-07Complaint Filed With Court