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07-1982-0015JudicialClosedFY 1982· Region 07

EPA v. BLISS-ELLISVILLE (CALLAHAN CLEANUP COMPLETE)

Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery

Cost recovery

$530,710

Case summary

THIS IS A CIVIL COST RECOVERY ACTION BROUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 107 OF CERCLA TO RECOVER COSTS INCURRED FOR CLEANUP OF TWO OF THREE NON-CONTIGUOUS, RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES KNOWN AS THE ELLISVILLE AREA SITES. THE ELLISVILLE AREA SITES ARE LISTED ON THE NPL. **OTHER COURT DOCKET NUMBERS COMBINED WITH THIS CASES ARE: 84-2086-C-1, 87-1558-C-1, 87-1558-C-2, 84-1148-C-1, 84-2092-C-1.**

Defendants (12)

  • ORCHARD CORPORATION OF AMERICA (THE)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
  • PRIMERICA CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • AMERICAN NATIONAL CAN COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • BLISS, RUSSELL MARTINNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • CALLAHAN, GROVERNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • CALLAHAN, JEAN ELLENNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • GK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
  • HOULIHAN, BENNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • HOULIHAN, EDWARD J.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
  • HOULIHAN, JOSEPH P.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
  • JERRY-RUSSELL BLISS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
  • KISCO COMPANY, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • ELLISVILLE SITE

    NEAR ELLISVILLE, ELLISVILLE, MO, 63011

    Registry ID: 110009351968

Statutes cited

  • CERCLA 107Superfund

Enforcement conclusions (2)

  • PRIMERICA, ET ALentered 1987-12-14

    Primary law: CERCLA

    · State/local: $44,041

  • CALLAHAN, GROVER & JEAN ELLENentered 1988-09-27

    Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (8 milestones)

  • 1982-09-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 1983-02-16Referred To Headquarters
  • 1983-03-22Referred To Dept Of Justice
  • 1984-08-30Complaint Filed With Court
  • 1988-09-27Final Order Lodged
  • 1988-09-27Final Order Entered
  • 1991-08-06Concluded
  • 1993-11-19Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
42270
Case number
07-1982-0015
DOJ docket
90-11-2-42
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
CER
Branch
HWC
EPA region
07
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Superfund

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 07-1982-0015 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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