EPA v. DEL NORTE PESTICIDE STORAGE AREA

Case summary

THIS IS A CIVIL JUDICIAL REFERAL TO DOJ TO FILE A COMPLAINT UNDER CERCLA, ALONG WITH JOINT PLANTIFF THE STATE OF CALIF. DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ( DTSC ), AGAINST DEFENDANT DEL NORTE COUNTY. THIS MATTER ARISES FROM CONTAM- INATION DISCHARGED AT A PESTICIDE STORAGE AREA OWNED AND RUN BY THE COUNTY, WHICH BECAME THE DEL NORTE PESTICIDE STORAGE AREA SUPERFUND SITE. THE COMPLAINT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A PROPOSED CONSENT DECREE WHICH SPECIFIES THAT THE COUNTY IMPLEMENT THE REMEDY SET FORTH IN AMENDMENT 1 TO THE SITE'S RECORD OF DECISION, AND PAY $100,000 TOWARD PAST COSTS OF BOTH EPA AND DTSC, AS WELL AS PAYMENT OF DTSC'S FUTURE COSTS.

Defendants (1)

• COUNTY OF DEL NORTENamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• DEL NORTE COUNTY PESTICIDE STORAGE AREA

  AREA SOUTH OF MCNAMARA FIELD AIRPORT, CRESCENT CITY, CA, 95531

  Registry ID: 110013939480

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
• CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Del Norte Storage Area Consent Decreeentered 2002-03-06

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 2001-09-28Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2001-10-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-12-11Final Order Lodged
• 2001-12-11Complaint Filed With Court
• 2002-03-06Concluded
• 2002-03-06Final Order Entered