EPA v. NEOSHO WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT

Case summary

NEOSHO. THE SITE, LOCATED APPROX 3 MILES SOUTH OF NEOSHO, MO, HAS 3 AREAS OF CONCERN: (A)DIGESTER - THIS PORTION OF THE SITE CONTAINS A CONCRETE DIGESTOR WHICH RECEIVED WSTE-WTRS WHICH ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE CONTAINED DIOXIN. THE WATER & WASTEWATER TECH SCHOOL, INC. (THE SCHOOL) OPERATED THE CITY OWNED TRTMNT FACILITY, RECORDS INCICATE THAT WSTEWTR LEAKED FROM THE DIGESTER & SPILLED ON THE GRND SURROUNDING THE STRUCTURE. (B) TANK SPILL AREA LOCATED ON THE CAMPUS OF THE SCHOOL, WSTES CONTAINING DIOXIN WERE SPILLED ON THE SURFACE OF THE STORAGE TANK. (C) BUNKER STORAGE AREA- A FORMER AMMUNITION OWNED BY THE SCHOOL IS PRESENTLY BEING USED AS A TEMPORARY STORAGE FACILITY FOR DIOXIN CONTAINING WASTE. ON JAN 28, 1982, THE SCHOOL PETITIONED THE CIRCUIT CT OF NEWTON COUNTY, MO (CV 382-38CC) FOR DISSOLUTION, & HAS ATTEMPTED TO ABANDON THE PROPERTY AT WHICH THE BUNKER IS LOCATED. TOTAL CLAIMS SOUGHT: $360,000 TOTAL RECOVERED : $75,000 TOTAL SPENT : $47,506.97 (TO DATE) 12/6/01: BY MEMO DATD 12/6/01, THIS CASE IS CLOSED AS UNCOLLECTIBLE .

Defendants (1)

• WATER AND WASTEWATER TECHNICAL SCHOOLNamed in complaint

Facilities (1)

• NEOSHO DIGESTER

  FLOWER BOX STP, NEOSHO, MO, 64850

  Registry ID: 110009338831

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3013 — Monitoring, Analysis, Testing
• CERCLA 106 — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• **PROPOSED SETTLEMENT**

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1982-04-21Referred To Headquarters
• 1982-04-23Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1982-04-27Complaint Filed With Court
• 2001-12-06Concluded
• 2001-12-06Enforcement Action Closed