EPA v. NORTH RYAN STREET SITE - ENTERGY GULF STATES (GSU)

Case summary

1. SECTIONS 104, 106(A), AND 122 OF THE COMPREHENSIVE EN- VIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT ( CERCLA ), AS AMENDED, 42 U.S.C. SECTIONS 9604, 9606(A), AND 9622. 2. NORTH RYAN STREET SUPERFUND SITE 303 NORTH RYAN STREET LAKE CHARLES, CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA 70601 RESPONDENT: ENTERGY GULF STATES, INC. 3. FROM APPROXIMATELY 1916 TO 1931, A MANUFACTURED GAS PLANT OPERATED AT THE SITE BY GSU OR OTHER SUBSIDIARY OR PRE- DECESSOR ENTITIES. THE PROCESS USED TO MANUFACTURE GAS PRODUCED A WASTE BY-PRODUCT KNOWN AS COAL TAR WHICH WAS REPORTEDLY DEPOSITED ONTO THE SITE DURING THE PLANT'S OP- ERATIONS. AFTER 1931, THE SITE WAS USED PRIMARILY AS A SERVICE YARD. WASTE DEPOSITED ONTO THE SITE DURING GSU'S PERIOD OF OWNERSHIP REPORTEDLY CONSISTS OF COAL TAR WASTE FROM THE MANUFACTURED GAS PLANT AS WELL AS ELECTRICAL E- QUIPMENT AND OTHER DEBRIS. VISIBLE CONTAMINATION AND RELATIVELY HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF PAHS, PCBS AND BTEX PARAMETERS HAVE BEEN FOUND IN THE SUBSURFACE AT DEPTHS RANGING FROM 6 TO 20 FEET BELOW THE SURFACE IN THE SILTY CLAY ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE YARD KNOWN AS THE EXPOSED TAR AREA. COMPARATIVELY HIGH CONCEN- TRATIONS OF PAHS HAVE BEEN DETECTED IN THE SEDIMENTS OF THE CALCASIEU RIVER WHERE THERE WAS DISCHARGE FROM THE FORMER STORM WATER COLLECTION POINT. RESPONDENT GSU AR- RANGED FOR DISPOSAL OF WASTE AT THE SITE FROM 1926 THRU 1980. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 104, 106(A) AND 122 OF THE CERCLA, EPA AND ENTERGY GULF STATES, INC. ENTERED IN- TO AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ON CONSENT FOR PERFORMANCE OF A REMOVAL ACTION. THIS ORDER PROVIDES FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF A REMOVAL ACTION BY RESPONDENT AND THE PAYMENT OF RE- SPONSE COSTS INCURRED BY THE U.S. IN CONNECTION WITH THE REMOVAL AT THE PROPERTY. EPA HAS ESTIMATED THAT THE A- MOUNT OF RESPONSE COSTS THAT WILL BE EXPENDED AT THIS SITE IN CONNECTION WITH THE REMOVAL ACTION ON AN ANNUAL BASIS WILL BE $200,000.

Defendants (1)

• ENTERGY GULF STATESNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ENTERGY GULF ST LAKE CHARLES SVC CTR

  303 N RYAN ST, LAKE CHARLES, LA, 70601

  Registry ID: 110009336646

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 122 — Superfund
• CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• NORTH RYAN STREET SITE - ENTERGY GULF STATESentered 1999-10-25

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 1999-10-25Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-10-25Final Order Issued
• 1999-11-01Enforcement Action Data Entered