EPA v. CURTIS ANIMAL
Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
Cost recovery
$100,000
Case summary
REFERRAL OF SECTION 107 COST RECOVERY CASE FOR EXPENSES INCURRED IN RESPONDING TO EMERGENCY CREATED BY FIRE AND WATER DAMAGE AT A PESTICIDES FACILITY. NOTICE LETTER AND ENSUING DISCUSSIONS WITH OWNERS DID NOT RESULT IN VOLUNTARY CLEAN-UP. PESTICIDES WERE DISTRIBUTED TO MUNICIPAL TREATMENT PLANT AND THROUGH STORM SEWERS INTO NEARBY CREEK. CLEAN-UP REQUIRED REMOVAL OF PESTICIDES AND RUBBLE AT THE FACILITY, AND REMOVAL OF STREAM SEDIMENTS.
Defendants (3)
- CURTIS DISTRIBUTING COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- CURTIS, CAROLYNNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- CURTIS, JAMESNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
CURTIS ANIMAL HEALTH PRODUCTS
605 8TH ST, CORNING, IA, 50841
Registry ID: 110009279351
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CURTIS, JAMES & CAROLYNentered 1991-01-03
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (10 milestones)
- 1985-09-30Referred To Headquarters
- 1985-11-08Returned To Region
- 1987-08-20Rereferred
- 1987-09-14Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1987-09-16Referred TO U.S. Attorney
- 1987-09-16Complaint Filed With Court
- 1991-01-03Final Order Lodged
- 1991-01-03Final Order Entered
- 1991-01-03Concluded
- 1991-04-25Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 42363
- Case number
- 07-1985-0052
- DOJ docket
- 90-11-3-256
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- HWR
- EPA region
- 07
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Cost Recovery
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 07-1985-0052 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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