EPA v. CONSERVATION CHEMICAL COMPANY

Case summary

CCC FAILED TO COMPLY WITH SITE SECURITY REQUIREMENTS, MAINTA INING INTEGRITY OF STORAGE TANKS, ETC. PURSUANT TO RCRA SUB- TITLE C. CCC OWNED & OPERATED A HW STORAGE, TREATMENT, & DISPOSAL SITE FROM APPROX. 1960 TO PRESENT (DISPOSAL ACTIVITIES CLOSED APPROX. 1980) DISPOSAL OF WASTES AT THIS SITE GENERAT ED BY NUMEROUS COMPANIES, INCLUDING ARMCO, IBM, FMC, & AT&T (FORMERLY WESTERN ELECTRIC). ALL GENERATOR DEFENDANTS IN THE CASE.

Defendants (300)

• OLIN CORPORATION
• MISSOURI PLATING COMPANY
• MOTOROLA INC.
• MUELLER COMPANY
• MURRAY OHIO MANUFACTURING COMPANY, THE
• MUTUAL FIRE, MARINE & INLAND INSURANCE
• NATIONAL AERONAUTICS & SPACE ADMIN(NASA)
• NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY
• NATIONAL METAL FINISHING
• NATIONAL METAL PROCESSING INC.
• NIBCO, INC
• NL INDUSTRIES, INC
• NORTHROP WORLDWIDE AIRCRAFT SERVICES,INC
• NORTHWEST CENTRAL PIPELINE CORPORATION
• OMAHALINE HYDRAULICS CORPORATION
• OMC-LINCOLN
• OUTBOARD MARINE CORPORATION
• OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION
• PANIPLUS COMPANY
• ARVIN INDUSTRIES INC.
• AT&T TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• ACOUSTICS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
• AEROQUIP CORPORATION
• AIRTEX PRODUCTS, INC.
• ALLIED CORPORATION
• …and 275 more

Facilities (1)

• CONSERVATION CHEMICAL COMPANY

  8900 FRONT STREET, KANSAS CITY, MO, 64120

  Registry ID: 110017978820

Statutes cited

• RCRA 7003 — Imminent Order: Solid or Hazardous Waste
• CERCLA 106 — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CONSERVATION CHEMICAL COMPANYentered 1988-04-07

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (8 milestones)

• 1982-09-21Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1982-09-23Referred TO U.S. Attorney
• 1982-11-22Complaint Filed With Court
• 1988-04-07Final Order Lodged
• 1988-04-07Final Order Entered
• 1988-04-07Concluded
• 1998-08-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2022-09-29Enforcement Action Closed