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09-2000-0045Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2000· Region 09

EPA v. SOUTH BAY ASBESTOS ALVISO - AOC #1

Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery

Cost recovery

$800,000

Case summary

CERCLA ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ON CONSENT (AOC) INVOLVING TWO PIPE COMPANIES OPERATING IN ALVISO AND UTILIZING ASBESTOS. THE COMMUNITY OF ALVISO IS UNDERGOING EXTENSIVE CLEANUP AND REMEDIATION OF ASBESTOS CONTAMINATION. ALTHOUGH THESE COMPANIES DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE EARLIER CLEANUP EFFORT, THEY HAVE AGREED IN THIS CONSENT ORDER TO PAY A SHARE OF COSTS INCURRED BY EPA IN CONDUCTING THE REMEDIATION.

Defendants (2)

  • CERTAIN TEED CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • T & N INDUSTRIES INCORPORATEDNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • SOUTH BAY ASBESTOS AREA

    FT OF LIBERTY ST GUADALUPE RIV, ALVISO, CA, 95002

    Registry ID: 110009329173

Statutes cited

  • CERCLA 107Superfund
  • CERCLA 122Superfund
  • CERCLA 106Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • SOUTH BAY ASBESTOS - ALVISO SITEentered 1999-12-17

    Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 1999-12-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 1999-12-17Final Order Issued
  • 2000-04-20Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2000-04-21Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
53317
Case number
09-2000-0045
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
CER
Branch
HAZ.W
EPA region
09
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Superfund

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-2000-0045 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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