EPA v. ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
THIS IS A RCRA 7003 CORRECTIVE ACTION ORDER AGAINST ATLANTIC RICHFIELD TO CLEAN UP AN AGING, DILAPIDATED, ABOVE GROUND STORAGE TANK IN AN ABANDONED FACILITY. THE TANK CONTAINS IN EXCESS OF TWO MILLION GALLONS OF WASTE OIL, WASTE WATER, AND SLUDGE, AND POSES AN IMMINENT HAZARD AS A RCRA SOLID WASTE.
Defendants (1)
- ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
PRC PATTERSON
1141 HWY 33, VERNALIS, CA, 95385
Registry ID: 110012267019
Statutes cited
- RCRA 7003 — Imminent Order: Solid or Hazardous Waste
Enforcement conclusions (1)
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CORPORATIONentered 1998-04-10
Primary law: RCRA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1998-04-10Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1998-04-10Final Order Issued
- 1998-04-10Enforcement Action Closed
- 1998-06-25Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 52911
- Case number
- 09-1998-0034
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- RCR
- Branch
- HZ.W.
- EPA region
- 09
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Imminent Order: Solid or Hazardous Waste
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-1998-0034 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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