EPA v. BYERS WAREHOUSE, ST. JOSEPH, MO
Source Agrees
Case summary
BOTH UNION CARBIDE AND VULCAN STORED PESTICIDES AT THE WARE- HOUSE. SOME SUSPENDED PESTICIDES WHICH ARE THE PROPERTY OF UNION REMAIN STORED ON 1ST AND 2ND FLOORS. WATER HAS INTRUDED INTO BASEMENT AND IS CONTAMINATED WITH DIOXIN, EDB, CARBON TETRACHLORIDE AND OTHER CHEMICALS. WATER MUST BE STORED/DISPOSED AND BASEMENT UST BE CLEANED IN ORDER TO PREVENT FURTHER CONTAMINATION. REMEDIES/RELEIF SOUGHT: CONSENT ORDER TO PERFORM PARTIAL CLEANUP OF WAREHOUSE INCLUDING STORAGE/DISPOSAL OF CONTAMINATED WATER IN BASEMENT.
Defendants (3)
- BYERS COMMERCIAL CORPORATION
- UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION
- VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY
Facilities (1)
BYERS COMMMERCIAL WHSE
18TH & PENN ST, SAINT JOSEPH, MO, 64507
Registry ID: 110015916954
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 122 — Superfund
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1987-03-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1987-03-23Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1987-03-23Final Order Issued
- 1995-08-30Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 42875
- Case number
- 07-1987-0110
- 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 07-1987-0110 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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