EPA v. North Salt Lake Hazmat Site

Case summary

CERCLA cost recovery consent decree in an action against the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and J. Daniel Stevens, Trustee for the Fifam Trust, at the North Salt Lake Hazmat Site in Utah. The EPA-lead removal activities at the North Salt Lake Hazmat site in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, were completed in 2016. DOD/DLA will pay cost recovery amount (approximately 50% of EPA?s removal response costs) for responding to the release or threat of release of hazardous substances under CERCLA. Fifham Trust (Trust), the current property owner, in an ?inability-to-pay? capacity. The Trust will sell the site property, and sale proceeds will be split between the Trust (25%) and EPA (75%).

Defendants (1)

• NORTH SALT LAKE CITY HAZMAT SITENamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• NORTH SALT LAKE CITY

  SITE INFORMATION RESTRICTED, NORTH SALT LAKE, UT, 840540000

  Registry ID: 110020099016

• NORTH SALT LAKE HAZMAT

  1500 NORTH 900 WEST, SALT LAKE CITY, UT, 84116

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• North Salt Lake Hazmat Siteentered 2018-08-08

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 2016-05-04Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2016-05-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2018-05-24Complaint Filed With Court
• 2018-05-24Final Order Lodged
• 2018-08-08Final Order Entered
• 2019-04-24Enforcement Action Closed