EPA v. Marine Corps Air Station - El Toro

Case summary

This is a Federal Facility Compliance Agreement between the United States Department of the Navy, and the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, for the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station. The final remedy addresses contaminated soil at sites 8 and 12. Site 8 was divided into five enits (units 1-5) and site 12 was divided into four units (units 1-4). The selected remedies are removal of non-radiologically contaminated soils from site 8, unit 3 and site 12, unit3; removal of radiologically contaminated soils from site 8, units land 4; and no action for all other units at these sites.

Defendants (1)

• United States NavyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• EL TORO MARINE CORPS AIR STATION

  IRVINE BLVD AT LAMBERT ROAD, IRVINE, CA, 92709

  Registry ID: 110001138135

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
• CERCLA 120E — Federal Facility Interagency Agreement

Enforcement conclusions (5)

• Marine Corps Air Station - El Toro [ROD #1]entered 2006-03-16

  Primary law: CERCLA

• El Toro MCAS OU 01 ESD (Sites 18 & 24)entered 2008-12-15

  Primary law: CERCLA

• Marine Corps Air Station - El Toro OU8 Final GW RODentered 2012-02-09

  Primary law: CERCLA

• El Toro MCAS OU 05 ROD (Landfills Sites 3 & 5)entered 2008-03-06

  Primary law: CERCLA

• Marine Corps Air Station - El Toro [ROD #2]entered 2007-05-08

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 1990-10-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2006-10-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2012-02-09Final Order Issued