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07-2017-0467Administrative - FormalFinal Order IssuedFY 2017· Region 07

EPA v. 2ND AND SMELTER (FORMER ROBERT LANYON SMELTER)

Final Order No Penalty

Case summary

THIS IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND ORDER ON CONSENT BETWEEN EPA AND SOUTH KANSAS AND OKLAHOMA RAILROAD, LLC AND WATCO COMPANIES LLC FOR CLEANUP OF LEAD CONTAMINATED SOIL RESULTING FROM HISTORIC OPERATIONS OF A ZINC SMELTER

Defendants (2)

  • WATCO COMPANIES LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • KANSAS AND OKLAHOMA RAILROADNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • 2ND AND SMELTER

    2ND AND SMELTER, PITTSBURG, KS, 66762

    Registry ID: 110067352705

Statutes cited

  • CERCLA 104E2Information and/or Access
  • CERCLA 122AAgreement to Perform Work Under 104B
  • CERCLA 106AImminent & Substantial Endangerment Order

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • 2ND AND SMELTER (FORMER ROBERT LANYON SMELTER)entered 2017-08-29

    Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (2 milestones)

  • 2017-08-29Final Order Issued
  • 2017-09-27Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3601189854
Case number
07-2017-0467
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
07
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Information and/or Access

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 07-2017-0467 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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