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06-1987-0024JudicialConcludedFY 1987· Region 06

EPA v. BIO-ECOLOGY_(DAVID BOWEN WALLACE)

Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery

Cost recovery

$8,345,000

Case summary

12/26/91: A FORMER COMMERCIAL DISPOSAL FACILITY IN GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS. THE ROD FOR THIS CASE WAS SIGNED BY HQ IN 1983 (RODS HAD NOT BEEN DELEGATED TO THE REGIONS AT THAT TIME). HQ CHOSE A RCRA SYNTHETIC LINER VAULT AS THE APPROPRIATE REMEDY. A SETTLEMENT COULD NOT BE REACHED WITH THE PRPS AND EPA IMPLEMENTED THE REMEDY AS A FUND-LEAD. THE REMEDY WAS COMPLETED IN AUGUST 1993.

Defendants (4)

  • CTU OF DELAWARENamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • DAVID WALLACE BOWENNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • TNRCC
  • UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • BIO-ECOLOGY SYSTEMS, INC.

    4100 E JEFFERSON, GRAND PRAIRIE, TX, 75051

    Registry ID: 110009313322

Statutes cited

  • CERCLA 107Superfund

Enforcement conclusions (2)

  • US V DAVID WALLACE BOWENentered 1997-04-09

    Primary law: CERCLA

  • DAVID BOWEN WALLACEentered 1995-07-17

    Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (9 milestones)

  • 1987-03-04Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 1987-03-04Referred To Headquarters
  • 1987-04-15Referred To Dept Of Justice
  • 1988-10-28Returned To Region
  • 1993-03-01Rereferred
  • 1993-04-30Complaint Filed With Court
  • 1997-04-09Final Order Lodged
  • 1997-04-09Final Order Entered
  • 1997-04-09Concluded

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
34186
Case number
06-1987-0024
DOJ docket
90-11-3-204A
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
CER
Branch
6SF
EPA region
06
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Superfund

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-1987-0024 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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