EPA v. TEXACO, INC.

Case summary

THE PACIFIC COAST PIPELINE SITE IS A 20 ACRE SITE LOCATED IN THE CITY OF FILLMORE, CA. AND WAS USED BY TEXACO, INC. AND IT PREDECESSORS AS A DISPOSAL SITE FOR PETROLEUM REFINERY WASTES. TEXACO CONDUCTED THE REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION AND FEASIBILITY STUDY PURSUANT TO AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ON CONSENT WITH EPA DATED NOV. 15, 1989. ON MARCH 31, 1992, EPA ISSUED A RECORD OF DECISION CALLING FOR SOIL VAPOR EXTRACTION AND GROUNDWATER EXTRACTION AND TREATMENT SYSTEM. ON SEPT. 30,1992, EPA SENT TEXACO A SPECIAL NOTICE LETTER UNDER CERCLA 122(E) TO REQUEST THAT TEXACO ENGAGE IN SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS WITH EPA TO CONDUCT THE REMEDIAL DESIGN AND REMEDIAL ACTION AND TO PAY EPA'S RESPONSE COSTS. TEXACO HAS BEEN PAYING EPA'S COSTS PURSUANT TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ON CONSENT. Entry of the First Amended Consent Decree between the United States and State of California and the sole PRP, Texaco, Inc., for remedial design/remedial action (?RD/RA?) at the Pacific Coast Pipeline Superfund Site. The RD/RA work that is the subject of the First Amended Consent Decree will address the northern and southern groundwater plumes and the soil contamination which the 1992 ROD did not adequately address.

Defendants (1)

• TEXACO, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PACIFIC COAST PIPE LINES

  67 E TELEGRAPH RD, FILLMORE, CA, 93015

  Registry ID: 110009268087

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
• CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order

Enforcement conclusions (2)

• UNITED STATES VS. TEXACO, INC.entered 2013-08-07

  Primary law: CERCLA

• TEXACOentered 1993-08-10

  Primary law: CERCLA

  · State/local: $107,607

Timeline (8 milestones)

• 1991-12-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1992-09-30PRN Sent
• 1993-05-24Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1993-05-24Complaint Filed With Court
• 2013-07-18Final Order Lodged
• 2013-08-07Final Order Entered
• 2013-08-07Concluded
• 2013-08-07Consent Decree Amendment