EPA v. COMPASS INDUSTRIES

Case summary

THE COMPASS INDUSTRIES SITE IS AN ABANDONED LANDFILL LOCATED IN A FORMER LIMESTONE QUARRY WEST OF TULSA, OKLAHOMA. THE SITE IS SITUATED DIRECTLY WEST OF THE CHANDLER PARK SOFTBALL FACILITY, WHICH IS OWNED BY TULSA COUNTY. THE SITE IS LOCAT- ED ON A BLUFF APPROXIMATELY ONE-QUARTER MILE SOUTH AND 200 FEET ABOVE THE ARKANSAS RIVER. THE SITE WAS LISTED ON THE NPL ON SEPT. 21, 1984 (49 FED. REG. 37070). IN SEPT. 1987, REGION 6 EXECUTED A RECORD OF DECISION (ROD) FOR THE SITE. THE MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE REMEDY SELECTED IN THE ROD IN- CLUDED: (1) INSTALLATION OF A RCRA-COMPLIANT CAP; (2) GROUND WATER TREATMENT, IF NECESSARY; AND (3) MONITORING THE SITE FOR A PERIOD OF 30 YEARS. ON MARCH 29, 1989, REGION 6 ISSUED A UNILATERAL ADMINISTRA- TIVE ORDER (UAO) TO BRANIFF, INC., TEXACO, STANDARD ROYAL- TIES, INC., FOURTH NATIONAL BANK OF TULSA, SUN REFINING AND MARKETING CORPORATION, BILLY CHARLES JACKSON, JR., AND BELL- AMAH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REQUIRING THEM TO PERFORM THE RE- MEDIAL ACTION. TEXACO, STANDARD AND SUN COMPLIED WITH THE UAO.

Defendants (8)

• TEXACO
• BELLAMAH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
• BILLY CHARLES JACKSON, JR.
• BRANIFF, INC.
• COMPASS INDUSTRIESNamed in complaint
• FOURTH NATIONAL BANK OF TULSA
• STANDARD ROYALTIES, INC.
• SUN REFINING AND MARKETING CORP.

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
• CERCLA 106 — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1989-03-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1989-03-29Final Order Issued
• 1989-05-31Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1992-06-30Compliance Achieved
• 1992-06-30Enforcement Action Closed