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06-1987-0009JudicialConcludedFY 1987· Region 06

EPA v. BELL PETROLEUM (ODESSA I)

Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery

Cost recovery

$1,097,712

Case summary

ODESSA CHROMIUM RECEIVED A SCORE OF 42 FOR THE NPL. ODESSA CHROMIUM I WAS PLACED ON THE NPL IN MAY 1986. DURING AN INSPECTION IT WAS NOTED THAT THE AQUIFIER WAS CONTAMINATED WITH CHROMIUM. THE AQUIFIER IS THE SOLE SOURCE OF DRINKING WATER.

Defendants (3)

  • BELL PETROLEUM SERVICES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
  • SEQUA CORPORATION
  • WOOLLY TOOLNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • ODESSA CHROMIUM #1

    4318 BRAZOS AVE, ODESSA, TX, 79762

    Registry ID: 110009313527

Statutes cited

  • CERCLA 107Superfund

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • BELL PETROLEUM (ODESSA I)entered 1992-04-30

    Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (6 milestones)

  • 1987-02-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 1987-02-05Referred To Dept Of Justice
  • 1987-02-12Complaint Filed With Court
  • 1992-04-30Concluded
  • 1992-04-30Final Order Lodged
  • 1992-04-30Final Order Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
34171
Case number
06-1987-0009
DOJ docket
90-11-3-229A
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
CER
Branch
6SF-D
EPA region
06
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Superfund

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-1987-0009 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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