EPA v. CASMALIA
Final Order No Penalty
Compliance action
$30,000,000
Case summary
CASMALIA OWNS AND OPERATES A COMMERCIAL HAZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE, TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL FACILITY NEAR SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA. EPA ALLEGES THAT CASMAILIA VIOLATED THE RCRA INTERIM STATUS REGULATIONS BY (1) ACCEPTING WASTE IN EXCESS OF AUTHORIZED CAPACITY (2) LATERALLY EXPANDING ITS LANDFILLS WO/COMPLYING W/MINIMUM TECHNOLOGICAL REQUIRE- MENTS; AND (3) FAILURE TO AMEND CLOSURE PLANS. EPA IS SEEKING A MULTI-MILION DOLLAR CIVIL PENALTY. IN ADDITION, EPA WILL SEEK INJUNCTIVE RELIEF, TO REQUIRE CASMALIA TO CONDUCT CORRECTIVE ACTION.
Defendants (53)
- MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATIONNamed in settlement
- SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSPORTATION COMPANYNamed in settlement
- AEROJET GENERAL CORPORATIONNamed in settlement
- SHIPLEY COMPANY, INC.Named in settlement
- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANYNamed in settlement
- SQUARE D COMPANYNamed in settlement
- TELEFLEX INCORPORATEDNamed in settlement
- ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY (ARCO)Named in settlement
- CASMALIA RESOURCES (A LIMITED PARTNER.)Named in settlement
- CASPIAN INC.Named in settlement
- CHEVRON CORPORATIONNamed in settlement
- CLAIROL, INC.Named in settlement
- COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATIONNamed in settlement
- COMINCO LTDNamed in settlement
- CONOCO INC.Named in settlement
- DEUTSCH COMPANYNamed in settlement
- DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, THENamed in settlement
- EVEREST & JENNINGS INTERNATIONALNamed in settlement
- EXXON CORPORATIONNamed in settlement
- GEMINI INDUSTRIES, INC.Named in settlement
- GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYNamed in settlement
- GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATIONNamed in settlement
- HUGHES AIRCRAFT COMPANYNamed in settlement
- HUNTER RESOURCES, INC.Named in complaint
- HUNTER, KENNETH JR.Named in complaint
- …and 28 more
Facilities (1)
CASMALIA RESOURCES
NTU RD-539 SAN YSIDRO RD, CASMALIA, CA, 93429
Registry ID: 110009267532
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3008H — Interim Status Corrective Action Order
- CERCLA 107 — Superfund
Enforcement conclusions (1)
ABB VETCO GRAY INC.entered 1997-06-27
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 1990-12-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1990-12-18Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1991-08-28Complaint Filed With Court
- 1997-06-23Final Order Lodged
- 1997-06-27Final Order Entered
- 1997-06-27Concluded
- 1997-06-27Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 52233
- Case number
- 09-1991-0004
- DOJ docket
- 90-7-1-611
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- EPA region
- 09
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Interim Status Corrective Action Order
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-1991-0004 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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