EPA v. NICKEL SOLUTION RECYCLING INC.

Case summary

NATURE OF THE CASE ON FEBRUARY 18, 1983, EPA WAS ADVISED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA OF THE EXISTENCE OF TWO ILLEGAL DRUM STORAGE SITES IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY BOTH OPERATED BY NICKEL SOLU- TION RECYCLING, INC. ( NSR ). AFTER VERIFYING THAT RE- LEASES OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES FROM THE SITES THREATENED PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT, EPA NOTIFIED THE RE- SPONSIBLE PARTIES OF THEIR PARTY CLEANUP. THE PARTIES DE- CLINED TO TAKE OVER RESPONSIBILITY FOR CLEANUP OF THE SITES. ON MARCH 17, 1983, THE OFFICE OF SOLID WASTE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE APPROVED CERCLA FUNDING UP TO $136,000 FOR REMOVAL ACTION AT THE TWO SITES. FUNDING FOR THIS PRO- JECT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY INCREASED TO $165,000. APPROXIMATELY $210,000 WAS SPENT IN CLEANING UP THE SITES ($160,000 CON- TRACTOR COSTS, $50,000 ADMINISTRATIVE OVERHEAD COSTS). DOCUMENTATION OF THESE COSTS IS INCLUDED AS PART OF THE REFERRAL. THE RESPONSE ACTION AT BOTH SITES HAS BEEN COM- PLETED AND DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL CLEANUP BY EPA OR RESPONSIBLE PARTIES. THE SITES ARE LOCATED AT: 15048 DELANO STREET, VAN NUYS ( DELANO STREET SITE ); AND 11940 SHERMAN ROAD, NORTH HOLLYWOOD ( SHERMAN ROAD SITE ). THE DELANO STREET SITE WAS OPERATED PRIMARILY AS A STORAGE FACILITY BETWEEN 1981 AND 1983. THE SHERMAN ROAD SITE WAS ALSO USED FOR STORAGE DURING THE PERIOD DECEMBER, 1982 AND MARCH, 1983. MOST OF THE ESTIMATED 2,600 DRUMS FOUND AT THE TWO SITES (200- DELANO STREET SITE; 2,400- SHERMAN ROAD SITE) CONTAINED NICKEL PLATING WASTES (IN ACID SOLUTION OR SOLID FORM) AND NICKEL CADMIUM HYDROXIDE (BATTERY PRODUCTION WASTES). THE RESPONSE ACTION ENTAILED REMOVAL OF THE DRUMS AND STEAM CLEANING CONTAMINATED PAVEMENT.

Defendants (7)

• FEINSTEIN, RONALD
• LANIER ENTERPRISES
• MARATHON BATTERY CORPORATION
• NICKEL SOLUTION RECYCLING, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION
• SAFT AMERICA
• WEISBROD, PAUL

Facilities (1)

• NICKELS SOLUTION RECYCLING INC

  11940 SHERMAN WY, N HOLLYWOOD, CA, 91605

  Registry ID: 110010755655

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 104A — CERCLA 104(a)
• CERCLA 107 — Superfund

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• NICKEL SOLUTION RECYCLING INC.entered 1984-07-27

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (11 milestones)

• 1983-06-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1983-09-27Referred To Headquarters
• 1984-01-16Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1984-01-16Returned To Region
• 1984-04-16Referred TO U.S. Attorney
• 1984-04-16Complaint Filed With Court
• 1984-04-16Rereferred
• 1984-07-27Final Order Lodged
• 1984-07-27Final Order Entered
• 1984-07-27Concluded
• 1984-07-27Enforcement Action Closed