EPA v. FRESNO DRUM SITE
Cost recovery
$387,000
Compliance action
$387,000
Case summary
THE PRPS ARE THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND ITS COMPONENT AGENCIES (THE ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, AND DLA). THE PRPS ARE THE ONLY FINANCIALLY VIABLE PRPS FOR A SITE WITH OVER 4,500 DRUM CONTAINERS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE. AFTER 18 MONTHS OF UNSUCCESSFUL NEGOTIATINS, EPA PROPOSED TO ASK THAT A UAO ISSUE FROM DOJ. MEDIATED NEGOTIATIONS RESULTED IN A UAO WHICH PROVIDES THAT THE PRPS WILL PAY TO EPA $387,000 FOR A SPECIAL ACCOUNT FOR FUTURE WORK AND THE PRPS WILL SEEK CONGESSIONAL APPROPORATIONS TO COVER AN ADDITIONAL $778,425 FOR PAST COSTS.
Defendants (1)
- FRESNO DRUM SITENamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
FRESNO DRUM SITE
733 SOUTH HUGHES AVENUE, FRESNO, CA, 93718
Registry ID: 110009266686
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 107 — Superfund
- CERCLA 120 — Superfund
- CERCLA 106 — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
Enforcement conclusions (1)
FRESNO DRUM SITEentered 1998-05-22
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 1998-05-22Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1998-05-22Final Order Issued
- 1998-10-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 53035
- Case number
- 09-1998-0159
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- ORC3
- EPA region
- 09
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Superfund
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-1998-0159 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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