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08-1999-0237JudicialConcludedFY 1999· Region 08

EPA v. ROCKY FLATS INDUSTRIAL PARK SITE (GWI)

Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery

Cost recovery

$220,000

Case summary

ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN AT THE FACILITY DURING THE PERIOD OF OWNERSHIP BY GREAT WESTERN INORGANICS CONSIST PRIMARILY OF THE MANUFACTURING AND STORAGE OF HUNDREDS OF CHEMICALS, MANY OF WHICH WERE HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES. IT IS CLEARLY DOCUMENTED THAT HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES, INCLUDING ARSENIC AND SELENIUM, WERE RELEASED AT THE SITE. THE EXPENDITURES RELATED TO THE GWI FACILITY TOTAL $649,372.

Defendants (1)

  • GREAT WESTERN INORGANICS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • ROCKY FLATS INDUSTRIAL PARK (THORO - AERRCO - GWI)

    17100 - 17400 WEST HIGHWAY 72, GOLDEN, CO, 80403

    Registry ID: 110009270804

Statutes cited

  • CERCLA 107ACost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • ROCKY FLATS INDUSTRIAL PARK (GWI)entered 2002-05-15

    Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (6 milestones)

  • 1999-09-29Referred To Dept Of Justice
  • 1999-10-12Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2002-03-26Final Order Lodged
  • 2002-03-26Complaint Filed With Court
  • 2002-05-15Final Order Entered
  • 2002-05-15Concluded

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
51359
Case number
08-1999-0237
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
CER
EPA region
08
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Cost Recovery

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-1999-0237 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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