EPA v. ATLAS CORPORATION BANKRUPTCY
Source Agrees
Case summary
THIS IS A REFERRAL TO DOJ ASKING THAT A CLAIM BE FILED IN BANKRUPTCY COURT AGAINST THE ATLAS CORPORATION AND AGAINST VINNELL MINERAL AND MINING CORPORATION. BOTH PARTIES ARE POTENTIALLY RESPONSIBLE PARTIES (PRP) AT THE ATLAS ASBESTOS MINE SUPERFUND SITE WHICH IS THE LOCATION OF A FORMER ASBESTOS MINE AND MILLING OPERATION NEAR FRESNO, CALIFORNIA. THIS REFERRAL REQUESTS THAT DOJ FILE A PROOF OF CLAIM ON BEHALF OF EPA IN THE ONGOING PROCEEDING OF ATLAS CORPORATION NOW IN THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO. ATLAS CORPORATION FILED A VOLUNTARY PETITION FOR BANKRUPTCY UNDER CHAPTER 11 ON SEPTEMBER 22, 1998.
Defendants (2)
- ATLAS CORPORATIONNamed in complaint
- VINNELL MINERALS AND MINING CORPORATIONNamed in complaint
Facilities (1)
ATLAS ASBESTOS MINE
18 MI NW OF COALINGA, CALIFORNIA, COALINGA, CA, 93210
Registry ID: 110056974109
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1999-03-04Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1999-03-17Enforcement Action Closed
- 1999-03-17Complaint Filed With Court
- 1999-04-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 53076
- Case number
- 09-1999-0013
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- HAZ.W
- EPA region
- 09
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-1999-0013 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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