EPA v. REESE AIR FORCE BASE, TX.

Case summary

RESPONDENT IS A GENERATOR OF HAZARDOUS WASTE AND AN OWNER AND OPERATOR OF A HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY LOC- ATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF FM 225 AND SPUR 307. ON JAN. 7, 1993, RESPONDENT DISCOVERED FROM ANALYTICAL RESULTS THAT TCE WITH CONCENTRATIONS OF UP TO 10.4 UG/L IS CONTAMINATING PRI- VATELY OWNED DRINKING WATER WELLS LOCATED OFF-SITE. EPA'S SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD REPORTS THAT TCE IS A GROUP C-B@ CAR- CINOGEN. GROUP C CARCINOGENS ARE POSSIBLE HUMAN CARCINOGENS AND GROUP B2 CARCINOGENS ARE PROBABLE HUMAN CARCINOGENS. THUS, AN IMMINENT AND SUBSTANTIAL ENDANGERMENT TO HEALTH OR THE ENVIRONMENT MAY EXIST AS A RESULT OF THE CONTAMINATION OF GROUND WATER BENEATH AND ADJACENT TO THE RESPONDENT'S FACILITY WITH SOLID AND/OR HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTAINING TCE CONSTITUENTS. FACILITY ID NO. TX4971524091.

Defendants (1)

• REESE AIR FORCE BASE, TX.Named in complaint

Facilities (1)

• DRMO-II REESE AFB TX

  5 MI W OF LUBBOCK TX ON FM 2255, LUBBOCK, TX, 79489

  Registry ID: 110010745514

Statutes cited

• RCRA OTHER — Violations not covered elsewhere

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1993-01-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1993-06-01Final Order Issued
• 1993-07-23Compliance Achieved
• 1993-07-23Enforcement Action Closed