EPA v. DES MOINES TCE SUPERFUND SITE
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
THIS SETTLEMENT IS A CERCLA PROSPECTIVE PURCHASER AGREEMENT BETWEEN EPA AND THE CITY OF DES MOINES, IOWA. THE CITY ANTICIPATES ACQUIRING PROPERTY ON WHICH SUPERFUND REMEDIAL ACTIONS HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED. THE CITY WILL USE THE PROPERTY TO CONSTRUCT A PORTION OF AN URBAN FREEWAY SYSTEM, WHICH IS A COMPONENT OF A REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT FOR AN AREA JUST SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN DES MOINES. THE CITY HAS RECEIVED EPA BRFOWNFIELDS GRANT MONIES RELATED TO THIS REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT. IN EXCHANGE FOR COVENANT NOT TO SUE BY EPA, THE CITY AGREED TO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT THE FREEWAY IN A MANNER THAT MINIMIZES IMPACTS ON THE REMEDIATION SYSTEMS AND TO RESTORE ANY FEATURES OF THE REMEDIATION SYSTEMS IMPACTED BY THE CONSTRUCTION
Defendants (1)
- CITY OF DES MOINES, IOWANamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (4)
DICO CO INC
200 SW 16TH, DES MOINES, IA, 50309
Registry ID: 110002119537
DICO CO INC
200 SW 16TH, DES MOINES, IA, 50309
Registry ID: 110002119537
DICO CO INC
200 SW 16TH, DES MOINES, IA, 50309
Registry ID: 110002119537
DICO CO INC
200 SW 16TH, DES MOINES, IA, 50309
Registry ID: 110002119537
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 122G — Administrative De Minimis Settlement
Enforcement conclusions (1)
DES MOINES TCE SUPERFUND SITEentered 2003-07-07
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2003-07-07Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2003-07-07Final Order Issued
- 2003-07-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 99709
- Case number
- 07-2003-0197
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 07
- Primary statute
- Administrative De Minimis Settlement
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 07-2003-0197 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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