EPA v. PRC PATTERSON INC.
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Compliance action
$5,000,000
Case summary
AGED & DILAPIDATED LEAKING ABOVE GROUND STORAGE TANKS IN AN ABANDONED FACILITY HAVE IN EXCESS OF 5 MILLION GALLONS OF WASTE OIL, SLUDGE, AND OILY WASTE WATER, ALL CONTAMINATED WITH HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES, WHICH POSE AN IMMINENT AND SUBSTANTIAL THREAT TO HUMAN HEALTH OR THE ENVIRONMENT. ACCORDINGLY, EPA HAS ISSUED A UNILATERAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER PURSUANT TO CERCLA 106, TO HAVE PRC PATTERSON UNDERTAKE CLEAN UP AND REMOVAL.
Defendants (1)
- PRC PATTERSON INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
PRC PATTERSON INCORPORATED
13331 NORTH HIGHWAY 33, PATTERSON, CA, 95363851
Registry ID: 110000912601
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 106 — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
Enforcement conclusions (1)
PRC PATTERSONentered 1998-08-10
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1998-08-10Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1998-08-10Final Order Issued
- 1998-08-10Enforcement Action Closed
- 1998-10-15Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 53001
- Case number
- 09-1998-0125
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- ORC3
- EPA region
- 09
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-1998-0125 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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