EPA v. ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE

Case summary

1. SECTION 3008(H) OF THE SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT, AS A- MENDED BY THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT, ( RCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SEC. 6928(H). 2. ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE ALTUS, OKLAHOMA 3. RESPONDENT HAS VIOLATED THE REGULATIONS OF SECTION 3008 (H) OF RCRA BY THE RELEASE OF HAZARDOUS WASTE OR HAZARD- OUS CONSTITUENTS FROM ITS FACILITY WHICH HAVE CONTAMINAT- ED SOIL AND GROUNDWATER IN AMOUNTS ABOVE THE MAXIMUM CON- TAMINANT LEVEL (MCL). 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3008(H) OF RCRA, EPA IS ISSUING A UNILATERAL RCRA SECTION 3008(H) ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTIVE ACTION ORDER REQUIRING THE RESPONDENT TO: 1) IDENTIFY, INVESTIGATE, AND PREVENT THE FURTHER SPREAD OF RELEASES OF HAZARDOUS WASTES AND/OR HAZARDOUS CONSTITU- ENTS TO THE ENVIRONMENT, AND TO ENSURE THAT CORRECTIVE ACTION ACTIVITIES DEEMED NECESSARY BY EPA BE DESIGNED AND IMPLEMENTED TO PROTECT HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT, 2) PERFORM INTERIM MEASURES (IM) AT THE FACILITY TO PRE- VENT OR MINIMIZE THE FURTHER MIGRATION OF CONTAMINANTS DUE TO RELEASES OF HAZARDOUS CONSTITUENTS TO THE ENVIRON- MENT, OR TO MITIGATE CURRENT OR POTENTIAL THREATS TO HU- MAN HEALTH OR THE ENVIRONMENT, 3) PERFORM A RCRA FACILITY INVESTIGATION (RFI) TO FULLY DETERMINE THE NATURE AND EX- TENT OF ANY RELEASE(S) OF HAZARDOUS WASTE OR HAZARDOUS CONSTITUENTS AT OR FROM THE FACILITY, 4) PERFORM A COR- RECTIVE MEASURE STUDY (CMS) TO IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE AL- TERNATIVES FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION(S) TO PREVENT OR MITI- GATE ANY MIGRATION OF RELEASE(S) OF HAZRDOUS WASTES OR HAZARDOUS CONSTITUENTS AT OR FROM THE FACILITY, AND TO COLLECT ANY OTHER INFORMATION NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THE SELECTION OF CORRECTIVE MEASURES AT THE FACILITY, AND 5) IMPLEMENT THE CORRECTIVE MEASURE OR MEASURES (CORRECTIVE MEASURE IMPLEMENTATION (CMI) SELECTED BY EPA FOR THE FAC- ILITY. Talked to Nancy Fagan 0n 07/14/09. She said that they are expecting to terminate this order this fiscal year 2009. Order closed 3/17/2010.

Defendants (1)

• ALTUS AIR FORCE BASENamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE

  100 INEZ BLVD, SUITE 1, ALTUS AFB, OK, 735235047

  Registry ID: 110042090082

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3008H — Interim Status Corrective Action Order

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ALTUS AIR FORCE BASEentered 1996-11-06

  Primary law: RCRA

Timeline (8 milestones)

• 1995-03-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1995-03-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1996-09-24Administrative Hearing
• 1996-09-24Admin Law Judge Decision
• 1996-09-25Appeal To Administrator
• 1996-10-21EAB Decision
• 1996-11-06Final Order Issued
• 2010-03-17Enforcement Action Closed