EPA v. PETRO CHEMICAL SYSTEMS, INC. (TURTLE BAYOU) (D. LANG)

Case summary

11/08/91: SUMMARY NOT AVAILABLE. 08/04/93: THE PETRO-CHEMICAL SYSTEMS, INC. (PETROCHEM) SITE IS LOCATED IN LIVERTY COUNTY, TX, APPROXIMATELY 15 MILE S SOUTHEAST OF THE CITY OF LIBERTY. THE SITE AS PRESENTLY DEFINED COVERS NEARLY 500 ACRES AND IS BORDERED TO THE EAST BY TURTLE ABYOU AND TO THE WEST BY FARM TO MARKET ROAD (FM) 563. ACCESS IS PROVIDED BY FRONTIER PARK ROAD, WHICH TRAVERSES THE MIDDLE OF THE SITE.

Defendants (23)

• ARCO CHEMICAL COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• TEXACONamed in complaint
• ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• CARPENTER CHEMICALNamed in complaint
• CENTRAL INTERNATIONALNamed in complaint
• CHARTER OILNamed in complaint
• CROWN CENTRALNamed in complaint
• DONALD LANGNamed in complaint
• DOWNamed in complaint
• DUPONTNamed in complaint
• ETHYL CORPORATIONNamed in complaint
• EXXONNamed in complaint
• GOODYEARNamed in complaint
• HERCULESNamed in complaint
• J.M. HUBERNamed in complaint
• LUBRIZOLNamed in complaint
• MARINE MAINTENANCENamed in complaint
• PPGNamed in complaint
• REXENENamed in complaint
• SHELLNamed in complaint
• SINCLAIR KOPPERSNamed in complaint
• SOLTEX POLYMERNamed in complaint
• TENNECONamed in complaint

Facilities (1)

• PETRO CHEMICAL SYSTEMS INC(SUPERFUND SITE)

  FRONTIER PARK RD OFF FM 563, LIBERTY CITY, TX, 75662

  Registry ID: 110010626545

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PETRO CHEMICAL SYSTEMS, INC. SUPERFUND SITEentered 1998-12-08

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 1989-09-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1991-09-30PRN Sent
• 1991-09-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1994-01-28Complaint Filed With Court
• 1998-11-08Final Order Lodged
• 1998-12-08Final Order Entered