EPA v. AIDEX CORPORATION

Case summary

AIDEX CORP - COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA, FILED 6/22/81 CIVIL ACTION #81-33-W, US DIST CT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF IA, AIDEX OPERATED A FORMULATION, PACKAGING & DISTRIBUT'N BUSINESS FOR INDUSTRIAL & AGRICULTURAL CHEM AT ITS FACILITY NEAR COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA. THE CO HAS DISPOSED OF WASTES IN DRUMS, & AN UNDERGROUND 12,000 GAL STORAGE TANK LOCATED IN AN ALLUVIAL AQUIFER. THE TANK IS DETERIORATING & CHEM ARE IN DANGER OF MIGRATING INTO SOIL & GRNDWTR. IN ADDITION WASTES HAVE SPILLED IN VARIOUS AREAS OF THE SITE & ARE MIGRATING OFF PROPERTY, ALLEGEDLY AFFECTING SURFACE WATER. AIDEX HAS FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY. A NOV, 1976 FIRE DESTROYED 1 BUILDING ON-SITE AND CONSUMED VARIOUS DRUMS CONTAINING CHEM. WATER USED TO EXTINGUISH FIRE CAUSED CHEM TO SPILL OUT ONTO THE GRND & SPREAD OVER SURFACE OF SITE, CONTAMINATING SOIL. CHEM ARE LEACHING FROM SURFACE THRU SOIL TOWARD SHALLOW WATER TABLE. CONTAMINANTS IN SOIL HAVE BEEN CARRIED OFF-SITE BY WIND & WATER. RELIEF IS SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SEC 7003 OF RCRA. THIS CASE ORIGINATED AS A BANKRUPTCY ACTION, WHICH WAS DROPPED. A CIVIL REFERRAL ADDING THE CERCLA COUNTS WAS SENT IN LATER.

Defendants (1)

• AIDEX CORPORATIONNamed in complaint

Facilities (1)

• AIDEX SUPERFUND SITE

  CNTY RD L-31 & HWY 370, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA, 51501

  Registry ID: 110009331348

Statutes cited

• RCRA 7003 — Imminent Order: Solid or Hazardous Waste
• CERCLA 107 — Superfund

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 1980-12-01Referred To Headquarters
• 1981-03-31Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1981-06-22Referred TO U.S. Attorney
• 1981-06-22Complaint Filed With Court
• 1984-03-05Concluded
• 1984-03-05Enforcement Action Closed