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06-2001-0912Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2001· Region 06

EPA v. ACOMA, PUEBLO OF

Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication

Case summary

1. SECTION 7003 OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT ( RCRA ). 2. PUEBLO OF ACOMA FACILITY: OLD ACOMA STOCKYARD P.O. BOX 309 PUEBLO OF ACOMA, VALENCIA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO 87034 3. DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF TOXAPHENE ON ACOMA LANDS AND THAT THE LEVELS OF TOXAPHENE MAY CONSTITUTE AN IMMINENT AND SUBSTANTIAL ENDANGERMENT, EPA ISSUED RCRA 7003 ORDER THAT REQUIRES THE PUEBLO TO UNDERTAKE THE CLEAN UP OF THE TOXAPHENE PESTICIDE CONTAMINATED SOILS IN THE TRIBAL STOCKYARDS.

Defendants (1)

  • ACOMA, PUEBLO OFNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • OLD ACOMA STOCKYARD

    30 MI SE OF TRIBAL RD, PUEBLO OF ACOMA, NM, 87034

    Registry ID: 110010690412

Statutes cited

  • RCRA 3005Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • ACOMA, PUEBLO OFentered 2001-09-26

    Primary law: RCRA

Timeline (5 milestones)

  • 2001-09-26Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2001-09-26Final Order Issued
  • 2001-11-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2002-10-03Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2002-10-03Compliance Achieved

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
41266
Case number
06-2001-0912
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
RCR
Branch
6RC-E
EPA region
06
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2001-0912 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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