EPA v. NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
This is a Federal Facility Agreement with NASA for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, a 176-acre federally-funded research and development center that historically developed rocket fuel and at which hazardous substances were disposed in subterranean sumps during the 1940s and 1950s. Soil at the site and groundwater on and off-site contain contaminants including volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and perchlorate. The Site was placed on the National Priority List in 1992.
Defendants (1)
- National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
NASA JET PROPULSION LABORATORY
4800 OAK GROVE DRIVE, PASADENA, CA, 911099099
Registry ID: 110002626061
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
- CERCLA 120E — Federal Facility Interagency Agreement
Enforcement conclusions (1)
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory [ROD]entered 2007-01-26
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 1992-12-23Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2007-01-26Final Order Issued
- 2007-02-26Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 600029516
- Case number
- 09-1992-0148
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 09
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-1992-0148 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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